Whenever M’ or Mc, or Mac, is the first of a surname, the evidence is that the persons are of Scotch origin, or descent. Mc and M’ are abbreviations of Mac, which in Scottish language is son. The Greek lura, meaning lyre, it becomes son of the lyre. Hence the name McClure, sometimes spelled MaClure [...]
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McClure Family
Posted in Genealogy, tagged McClure on April 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »