McCurley

English

Alternative forms

• Curley

Etymology

Disputed;

1. Possibly an Anglicized form of Mac Oirghíallaigh (“son of Oirghíallach, referring to Irish Airgíalla, the Gaelic name for Oriel).

2. Possible Anglicized form of Irish Mac Toirdealbhaigh (“son of Toirdealbhach”), a personal name composed of the elements Tor (“Thor”) + dealbhach (“-like, in the shape of”). Compare Turley.

Proper noun

McCurley (plural McCurleys)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, McCurley is the 11753^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2665 individuals. McCurley is most common among White (90.81%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McCurley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 550.