The McClurg surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,314 people carried this name — #9,778 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 89,300 people counted. That is up 4% from 3,197 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the McClurg surname

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Luirg (“son of Lorg”), a personal name meaning "footman", from lorg (“find, trace”).

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «McClurg» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Ireland’s birth registers, 1890

Ireland registered 10 births for the McClurg name in 1890.

Most were registered in Ulster. By the Registrar-General’s own method — births multiplied by 44.38 — that is about 400 people bearing the name in Ireland at the time. The Registrar-General’s note on the name: “5 in Antrim: and § in Down.”

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born, 1890

Ulster 10

Registrar-General for Ireland, «Special Report on Surnames in Ireland» (R. E. Matheson, 1894), births index of 1890 — public domain.

In print

McClurg in American newspapers,
1922–1925.

Newspaper page from Torrington Telegram carrying the name McClurg
Torrington Telegram 1925-01-15
Newspaper page from The Labor Journal carrying the name McClurg
The Labor Journal 1922-02-17
Newspaper page from The Labor Journal carrying the name McClurg
The Labor Journal 1922-01-20

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 22,458 pages in all carry the name.

In print

McClurg in Australian newspapers,
1890s–1990s.

592 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss McClurg. The most, 235, date from the 1920s. Queensland has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Victoria, at 2.3 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 301
Victoria 223
New South Wales 53
South Australia 10
Western Australia 3
ACT (Canberra) 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss McClurg.

Who carried it

People named McClurg,
with a public archive behind them.

  • James McClurg
    James McClurg 1746–1823 · surgeon
  • Joseph W. McClurg
    Joseph W. McClurg 1818–1900 · governor
  • Alexander C. McClurg
    Alexander C. McClurg 1832–1901 · businessperson
  • Trevor McClurg
    Trevor McClurg 1817–1893 · painter
  • Walter Audubon McClurg
    Walter Audubon McClurg 1852–1917 · naval officer
  • Caroline Matilda McClurg 1827–1895

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0.

In the public record

People named McClurg,
in the records of 5 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States315 records

315 records of the McClurg name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 133
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 74
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 51
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 25
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 21
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 5
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 3
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record James Walter McClurg

    Born 1946; from New York, New York. U.S. Marine Corps, basic infantry officer; killed in action 1970 in Quang Nam, South Vietnam. Buried at Calverton National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record William E. McClurg

    Born 1910 in Kansas. Enlisted 1943 at Los Angeles, California; sales agent. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1995, buried at Riverside National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record David McClurg

    Arrived at New York in 1850 aboard the Patrick Henry from Belfast, aged 27; laborer. From Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain)

Showing 3 of 315 records for McClurg in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia40 records

40 records of the McClurg name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 23
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 14
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 2
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Ernest McClurg

    Arrived in Queensland in 1926 aboard the Ormonde, aged 5.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record John McClurg

    Retired carpenter of Sth Oakleigh, Victoria; died 1963.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Alice McClurg

    Of Sydney, New South Wales; died 1934.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)

Showing 3 of 40 records for McClurg in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

New Zealand17 records

17 records of the McClurg name in New Zealand Christchurch City cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record James McClurg

    Died 1907, aged 72; buried at Linwood Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Arthur Bassett McClurg

    Died 1942, aged 50; buried at Ruru Lawn, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Thomas Frederick McClurg

    Died 1982, aged 54; buried at Ruru Lawn, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 17 records for McClurg in New Zealand.

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

Canada8 records

8 records of the McClurg name in Canada
  • City of Niagara Falls (Ontario) cemetery records 3
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 2
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 1
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Lillian Marie McClurg

    Died 2000, aged 56; buried at St. Vital Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  2. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record James McClurg

    Died in service in 1919.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Robert McClurg

    Married 1945 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 8 records for McClurg in Canada.

Counts: City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

United Kingdom4 records

4 records of the McClurg name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record R. McClurg

    Corporal, Service Corps. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record A. McClurg

    King's Royal Rifle Corps. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record W. McClurg

    Hampshire Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 3 of 4 records for McClurg in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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