Find out how popular the last name McClurkin is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named McClurkin.

McClurkin, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the McClurkin surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of McClurkin in America

McClurkin is the 23978th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The McClurkin surname appeared 1,052 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname McClurkin.

We can also compare 2010 data for McClurkin to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name McClurkin

The surname McClurkin is of Scottish origin and dates back to the early 13th century. It is derived from the Gaelic words "mac" meaning "son of" and "lorcain" which is a diminutive form of the name "Lorc" meaning a man with a crooked or bent leg. The name was common in the regions of Argyllshire and Ayrshire in western Scotland.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Ragman Rolls of 1296, which was a collection of pledges of fealty to King Edward I of England by Scottish nobles and landowners. The entry "Gilcrist Maklorkyn de Glenvyren" is believed to refer to a McClurkin from the district of Glenurquhart in Inverness-shire.

The McClurkin name also appears in the Black Book of Taymouth, a 16th-century manuscript that chronicles the history of the Campbells of Glenorchy. It mentions a "Donald McClurkin" who was a vassal of the Campbells in the late 15th century.

In the 17th century, the name underwent various spelling variations such as McClurken, McClurkan, and McClurcan, reflecting the regional dialects and pronunciation differences in different parts of Scotland.

One notable McClurkin was Robert McClurkin (1672-1740), a Scottish Presbyterian minister who emigrated to Ireland and became the minister of Ahoghill in County Antrim. He played a significant role in the revival movements of the early 18th century in Ulster.

Another prominent figure was William McClurkin (1788-1865), a Scottish-born settler in Upper Canada (now Ontario, Canada). He was a pioneer farmer and established one of the first settlements in the Niagara region.

In the United States, one of the earliest recorded McClurkins was John McClurkin (1740-1820), a Scottish immigrant who fought in the American Revolutionary War and later settled in Virginia.

Other notable McClurkins include James McClurkin (1822-1896), an Irish-born soldier who served in the American Civil War and received the Medal of Honor for his actions at the Battle of Stones River, and Andrew McClurkin (1853-1919), a Scottish-born architect who designed several notable buildings in San Francisco.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name McClurkin

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname McClurkin.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for McClurkin was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of McClurkin has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name McClurkin was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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