Mcaleer Family History
Mcaleer Name Meaning
Irish (Armagh and Tyrone): Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Giolla Uidhir ‘son of the swarthy lad’ from Gaelic odhar (genitive uidhir) ‘swarthy dun-colored weatherbeaten’. Compare the Scottish Anglicization McClure .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022