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Origins: Scottish-Irish
McClurg is an ancient Scottish name that was first used by the Strathclyde-Briton people of the Scottish/English Borderlands. It is a name for someone who lived in Ayrshire.
Early Origins of the McClurg family The surname McClurg was first found in Ayrshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Inbhir Àir), formerly a county in the southwestern Strathclyde region of Scotland, that today makes up the Council Areas of South, East, and North Ayrshire, where they held a family seat from ancient times, some say before the Norman Conquest in 1066. The legendary history of this prominent Ayrshire name claims descent from Loigire Lork, and early King of Ireland, the father of Aillil Aine.
McClurg Spelling Variations Prior to the first dictionaries, scribes spelled words according to sound. This, and the fact that Scottish names were repeatedly translated from Gaelic to English and back, contributed to the enormous number of spelling variations in Scottish names. McClurg has been spelled MacLurg, McLurg, M'Lurg, M'Lorg, M'Lorc, M'Lork, M'Lurgh, M'Lurge, M'Lurgg, M'Clurg and many more.
McClurg Migration to the US In such difficult times, the difficulties of raising the money to cross the Atlantic to North America did not seem so large compared to the problems of keeping a family together in Scotland. It was a journey well worth the cost, since it was rewarded with land and freedom the Scots could not find at home. The American War of Independence solidified that freedom, and many of those settlers went on to play important parts in the forging of a great nation. Among them:
McClurg Settlers in United States in the 18th Century David McClurg, who landed in America in 1790 Joseph McClurg, who arrived in America in 1795
McClurg Settlers in United States in the 19th Century Robert McClurg, who landed in America in 1804 John McClurg, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1815 James McClurg, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1856