MacClelland Surname

1,849,867th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 100 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

MacClelland Surname Definition:

Most families of these names in Ireland are of Scottish origin. The old Uí Fiachrach sept of Mac Giolla Fhaoláin in Co. Sligo appears to be almost if not quite extinct though possibly it survives as Gilfillan in Leitrim. MIF 57

MacClelland Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States741:4,898,094251,818
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Wales51:618,90625,852
Colombia41:11,943,51826,735
England31:18,572,686338,250
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
France11:66,422,722504,397

MacClelland Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Most families of these names in Ireland are of Scottish origin. The old Uí Fiachrach sept of Mac Giolla Fhaoláin in Co. Sligo appears to be almost if not quite extinct though possibly it survives as Gilfillan in Leitrim. MIF 57

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(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

MacClelland Last Name Facts

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

The surname MacClelland is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name MacClelland? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,849,867th most widespread surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 72,875,459 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 76 percent of MacClelland live; 71 percent live in North America and 71 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 74 people, or 1 in 4,898,094. In The United States MacClelland is mostly concentrated in: California, where 53 percent are found, Texas, where 12 percent are found and Oregon, where 8 percent are found. Outside of The United States it exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 5 percent are found and Wales, where 5 percent are found.

MacClelland Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the MacClelland last name are 3.02% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 56.25% registered with the political party.

The amount MacClelland earn in different countries varies notably. In Colombia they earn 16.49% more than the national average, earning $26,446,600 COP per year and in United States they earn 3.7% less than the national average, earning $41,551 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McClelland9527,649/
MacClellan95204/
MacLelland95176/
Maccleland952/
McClellan9035,589/
MacLellan907,313/
McLelland905,131/
McCleland90367/
MacLlellan865/
McClellond861/
MacLellean861/
MacLellane860/
McLellan8417,349/
McLeland84782/
McClelan8447/
MacLelan845/
McClellon80380/
Mccllelan8010/
Maklellan8010/
MacLlelan807/
McLeellan801/
MacLellon801/
MacLellam801/
MacLelaan801/
Maclellanová781/
McClelon7425/
McLilan670/
Meiklelam501/

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