McClure (surname) explained

McClure is a surname with several origins. One origin of the name is from the Scottish Gaelic MacGilleUidhir, and Irish Mac Giolla Uidhir, which means "son of the pale one" or "son of the cold one". Another origin of the name is from the Scottish Gaelic MacGilleDheòradha, and the Irish Mac Giolla Dheóradha, which means "son of the servant of the pilgrim".^[1] In the Scottish clan system, McClures are a sept of Clan MacLeod (of Dunvegan).^[2]

People with the surname McClure

• Adele McClure, Virginia politician
• Alexander McClure (1828-1909), Pennsylvania politician, newspaper editor and writer
• Bob McClure, American baseball pitcher and coach
• Billy McClure, (William McClure) New Zealand international association football player
• Brian McClure, former quarterback for Bowling Green University
• Bryton McClure, American actor
• Charles L. McClure, American pilot who flew in the Doolittle Raid
• Charles McClure, U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
• Daphne McClure, British artist
• David McClure, Scottish artist and lecturer
• Doug McClure, American actor
• Duncan McClure (1913–1991), Scottish footballer
• Elliott McClure (1910–1998), American ornithologist
• Eric McClure, American race car driver
• Floyd Alonzo McClure (1897–1970), American botanist
• Gary McClure, American college baseball coach
• Hannah McClure, American Christian music singer, part of The McClures
• James A. McClure, American politician from the state of Idaho
• James H. McClure, British/South African journalist
• Jessica McClure, American who was trapped in and rescued from a well
• John McClure (disambiguation), several people
• Sir John William Maclure, 1st Baronet, British politician
• Kandyse McClure, South-African and Canadian actress
• Leonard McClure, (1835–1867), Irish-Canadian politician and printer
• Leslie Thompson McClure (1908–1966), Australian pie maker and caterer, see Four'n Twenty
• Louise Burton McClure (1916–1997), Canadian-born Israeli artist and designer
• Marc McClure, American actor
• Mark Maclure, Australian rules footballer
• Matt McClure, American journalist and actor
• Matt McClure, Northern Irish footballer
• Michael McClure (1932–2020), American poet
• Mike McClure, American singer/songwriter/producer
• Molly McClure, American actress
• Nikki McClure, American artist
• Patrick McClure AO, Australian CEO and social policy advisor to government
• Paul McClure, American Christian music singer, part of The McClures
• Robert McClure, Irish arctic explorer, 1850 expedition
• Robert Baird McClure, Canadian physician and clergyman, member of the Order of Canada
• Robert A. McClure, American soldier and psychological warfare specialist
• Robert B. McClure, American soldier who served in both World Wars and the Korean War
• Ruth Adrienne McClure, (1907–1947), American actress better known as Adrienne Ames

Rusty McClure, American Author

• Sammy McClure, English footballer
• S. S. McClure, American investigative journalist and founder of McClure's Magazine
• Steve McClure, British rock climber
• Vicky McClure, British actress
• Wayne McClure, American football player
• Wilbert McClure, American boxer
• William Maclure, American geologist
• W. Don McClure, American missionary

Fictional people with the surname McClure

• Troy McClure, from the American television series The Simpsons
• Fergal MacClure, fictional character in Monarch of the Glen
• J.J. McClure, Burt Reynolds's character in The Cannonball Run

See also

• The McClures, an American Christian music duo

Notes and References

1. Web site: Learn about the family history of your surname . . 12 March 2010. which cited Book: Dictionary of American Family Names . . 0-19-508137-4 . for the surname "McClure".
2. Web site: MacLeod Septs – Clan MacLeod Societies . Clan MacLeod Societies . 31 March 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090828165351/http://www.clanmacleod.org/about-macleods/macleod-septs.html . 28 August 2009 . dead .