MacClellan Surname

1,168,344th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 204 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

MacClellan Surname Definition:

(Celtic) for Mac Lellan, q.v.

MacClellan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2001:1,812,295118,682
England11:55,718,059489,080
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

MacClellan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) for Mac Lellan, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Scottish) The son of the servant of St. Faolan, Fillan or Felan (little wolf).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

MacClellan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name MacClellan Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname MacClellan is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name MacClellan? popularity and diffusion

The surname MacClellan is the 1,168,344th most frequent last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 35,723,264 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of MacClellan live; 98 percent live in North America and 98 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 200 people, or 1 in 1,812,295. In The United States MacClellan is primarily found in: Florida, where 25 percent reside, New York, where 14 percent reside and Washington, where 9 percent reside. Not including The United States it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent reside and Kuwait, where 0 percent reside.

MacClellan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of MacClellan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the MacClellan last name increased 1,250 percent between 1880 and 2014.

MacClellan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the MacClellan surname are 4.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.5% being registered with the political party.

MacClellan earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.97% more than the national average, earning $43,566 USD per year.

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