McElderry is a surname. McElderry was originally spelled Macelderry. Mac means son in Gaelic. Some families also dropped an r, such as McEldery. Notable people with the surname include: *

Jim McElderry Jim McElderry is an American soccer coach who currently coaches the men's soccer program at Rutgers University. Life Fairfield years A 1993 graduate of Fairfield University with a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics and a minor in Econom ...

, American soccer player and coach *

Joe McElderry Joseph McElderry (; born 16 June 1991) is an English singer and songwriter. He won the The X Factor (British series 6), sixth series of ''The X Factor (British TV series), The X Factor'' in 2009. His first single "The Climb (Joe McElderry song), ...

(born 1991), English singer-songwriter

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