McClure (surname)
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McClure is a surname
with several origins. One origin of the name is from the Scottish Gaelic MacGilleUidhir, and Irish
Mac Giolla Uidhir, which probably mean "son of the sallow lad". Another origin of the name is from the Scottish Gaelic MacGilleDheòradha, and the Irish Mac Giolla Dheóradha, which mean "son of the servant of the pilgrim". In the Scottish clan
system, McClures are a sept
of Clan MacLeod of Harris
.
Surname
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with several origins. One origin of the name is from the Scottish Gaelic MacGilleUidhir, and Irish
Irish language
Irish , also known as Irish Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people. Irish is now spoken as a first language by a minority of Irish people, as well as being a second language of a larger proportion of...
Mac Giolla Uidhir, which probably mean "son of the sallow lad". Another origin of the name is from the Scottish Gaelic MacGilleDheòradha, and the Irish Mac Giolla Dheóradha, which mean "son of the servant of the pilgrim". In the Scottish clan
Scottish clan
Scottish clans , give a sense of identity and shared descent to people in Scotland and to their relations throughout the world, with a formal structure of Clan Chiefs recognised by the court of the Lord Lyon, King of Arms which acts as an authority concerning matters of heraldry and Coat of Arms...
system, McClures are a sept
Sept (social)
A sept is an English word for a division of a family, especially a division of a clan. The word might have its origin from Latin saeptum "enclosure, fold", or it can be an alteration of sect.The term is found in both Ireland and Scotland...
of Clan MacLeod of Harris
Clan MacLeod
Clan MacLeod is a Highland Scottish clan associated with the Isle of Skye. There are two main branches of the clan: the Macleods of Harris and Dunvegan, whose chief is Macleod of Macleod, are known in Gaelic as Sìol Tormoid ; the Macleods of Lewis, whose chief is Macleod of The Lewes, are known in...
.
People with the surname McClure
- Alexander McClureAlexander McClureAlexander Kelly McClure was a journalist, editor, writer, politician, and historian, active in Pennsylvania Republican Party politics, especially in the 1860s, and a prominent supporter, correspondent, and biographer of President Abraham Lincoln...
, a Pennsylvania editor and politician in the late 1800s - Bob McClureBob McClureRobert Craig McClure is a former Major League Baseball pitcher and pitching coach, most recently for the Kansas City Royals, with whom he began his major league career in 1975.-Kansas City Royals:...
, an American baseball pitcher and coach - Billy McClureBilly McClureWilliam James S. M. McClure more commonly known as Billy McClure, was an association footballer who represented New Zealand.-Club career:He played for Liverpool F.C. Reserves from 1974 to 1977....
, (William McClure) New Zealand international association football player - Brian McClureBrian McClureBrian McClure is a former American football quarterback for the Bowling Green Falcons- Playing career :...
, a former quarterback for Bowling Green University - Bryton McClure, an American actor
- Charles McClure, an American pilot that served in the Pacific War of World War II
- Charles McClure (Pennsylvania)Charles McClure (Pennsylvania)Charles McClure was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Charles McClure was born on Willow Grove farm, near Carlisle, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Dickinson College in Carlisle in 1824. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1826 and practiced...
U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania - Doug McClureDoug McClureDouglas Osborne "Doug" McClure was an American actor whose career in film and television extended from the 1950s to the 1990s...
, an American actor - Elliott McClureElliott McClureDr Howe Elliott McClure, was an American ornithologist and epidemiologist who worked on bird transmitted diseases in Asia, particularly Japanese Encephalitis.-Life and work:...
, American ornithologist - Eric McClureEric McClureEric McClure , is a NASCAR driver. His family owns the Sprint Cup team Morgan-McClure Motorsports. A graduate of Emory and Henry College, he currently drives the #14 Hefty Chevrolet full-time in the NASCAR Nationwide Series for TriStar Motorsports.- Sprint Cup Series Career :McClure has made two...
, an American race car driver - James A. McClureJames A. McClureJames Albertus "Jim" McClure was an American politician from the state of Idaho, most notably serving as a Republican in the U.S. Senate....
, an American politician from the state of Idaho - James H. McClureJames H. McClureJames Howe McClure was a British author and journalist best known for his Kramer and Zondi mysteries set in South Africa....
, a British/South African journalist - James H. McClure, a Pennsylvania politician
- Jessica McClureJessica McClureJessica McClure Morales became famous at the age of 18 months after falling into a well in the backyard of 3309 Tanner Dr. Midland, Texas, on October 14, 1987. Between that day and October 16, rescuers worked for 58 hours to free "Baby Jessica" from the eight-inch-wide well casing below the ground...
, an American who was trapped in and rescued from a well - Sir John William Maclure, 1st BaronetSir John William Maclure, 1st BaronetSir John William Maclure, 1st Baronet , was a British businessman and Conservative politician.-Biography:Maclure was educated at Manchester Grammar School and Brasenose College, Oxford, but left university without taking a degree due to ill health...
, British politician - Kandyse McClureKandyse McClureKandyse McClure is an actress, best known for playing Anastasia Dualla on the Sci Fi Channel's television program Battlestar Galactica.- Biography :...
, a Canadian actress - Marc McClureMarc McClureMarc A. McClure is an American actor. McClure was born in San Mateo, California. He is not, despite a popular misconception, related to the late Doug McClure.-Superman film series:...
, an American actor - Mark MaclureMark MaclureMark Maclure is a former Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League.Mark made his debut for Carlton in Round 13, 1974. He retired from the game in 1986 after playing 243 games for the club....
, an Australian Australian rules footballer - Michael McClureMichael McClureMichael McClure is an American poet, playwright, songwriter, and novelist. After moving to San Francisco as a young man, he found fame as one of the five poets who read at the famous San Francisco Six Gallery reading in 1955 rendered in barely fictionalized terms in Jack Kerouac's Dharma Bums...
, an American poet - Mike McClureMike McClureMike McClure is a singer/songwriter/producer from Tecumseh, Oklahoma. He is currently the frontman for the Mike McClure Band. McClure is a founding member of The Great Divide, and was a member until he and the band parted ways in 2002...
, an American singer/songwriter/producer - Patrick McClurePatrick McClurePatrick Joseph McClure, AO, is a leader in the Third Sector in Australia.McClure was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia in 2003 for "services to the community through the development of social capital policy initiatives, and in the delivery of programs addressing social justice,...
, an Australian public administrator - Robert McClureRobert McClureSir Robert John Le Mesurier McClure was an Irish explorer of the Arctic.In 1854, he was the first to transit the Northwest Passage , as well as the first to circumnavigate the Americas.-Early life and career:He was born at Wexford, in Ireland, the posthumous son of one of Abercrombie's captains,...
, a British arctic explorer - Robert Baird McClureRobert Baird McClureRobert Baird McClure, was a Canadian physician, medical missionary, and the 23rd Moderator of the United Church of Canada from 1968 to 1971....
, a Canadian physician and clergyman, member of the Order of Canada - Robert A. McClureRobert A. McClureRobert Alexis McClure was an American general and psychological warfare specialist.Born in Mattoon, Illinois, he graduated from the Kentucky Military Institute in 1915...
, an American soldier and psychological warfare specialist - S. S. McClureS. S. McClureSamuel Sidney McClure was a key figure in muckraking journalism.-Biography:He was born in County Antrim, Ireland, and emigrated with his widowed mother to Indiana when he was nine years old. He grew up nearly impoverished on a farm and graduated from Valparaiso High School in 1875...
, an American journalist - Scott McClureScott McClureScott F. McClure is a farmer, engineer, businessman, Army veteran, and American politician. In 2004, he ran a write-in campaign for United States Senate in Idaho. A Democrat, McClure ran against Republican incumbent Mike Crapo.-2004 U.S. Senate campaign:...
, an American politician from the state of Idaho - Steve McClureSteve McClureSteve McClure is a British rock climber with two ascents graded F9a and one confirmed hard 9a+. In 2002 McClure became the first British person ever to onsight more than 100 routes graded F8a or harder within 12 months. He was the British Champion in 2000...
, a British rock rock climber - William MaclureWilliam MaclureWilliam Maclure, American - British social experimenter on new types of community life together with British social reformer Robert Owen, , in Indiana State, U. S. A....
, an American geologi
Fictional people with the surname McClure
- Troy McClureTroy McClureTroy McClure is a fictional character in the American animated sitcom The Simpsons. He was voiced by Phil Hartman and first appears in the second season episode "Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment". McClure is a washed-up actor, usually shown doing low-level work, such as hosting infomercials...
, from the American television series The Simpsons