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Early Origins of the McClurkan family

The surname McClurkan was first found in on the island of Islay, in the Hebredean group where they held a family seat in this wild and romantic highland territory. Their territories were first located in Nerebie and they became associated as a sept of the MacLean Clan. Allegiances were important in this terrain. The Hebridean Islands were a refuge from Government intrusion. By the 17th century they were also found on the mainland.

Early History of the McClurkan family

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McClurkan Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: MacLurgan, MacLerkin, McLurkin, McClurkin, McGlurgin, McLurgen, McLerkin, McLercan, McLurcan, McLergan and many more.

Early Notables of the McClurkan family

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United States McClurkan migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

McClurkan Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Rich'd McClurkan, who arrived in South Carolina in 1772
  • Richard McClurkan, who landed in South Carolina in 1772 1


  1. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)


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