McClurkin

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proper noun

A surname from Irish.

OriginIrish Mac Cléireacháin →
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Meanings

proper nounMcClurkin (countable and uncountable, plural McClurkins)

plural McClurkins

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Irish.

Origin

  1. IrishMac Cléireacháin“son of the little priest”
  2. EnglishMcClurkin

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Cléireacháin (“son of the little priest”), from cléireach (“priest, cleric”) + án (“diminutive suffix”).

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APA

McClurkin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/McClurkin

MLA

“McClurkin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/McClurkin. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “McClurkin,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/McClurkin.

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