Macklin Surname

38,697th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,590 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Macklin Surname Definition:

(Celtic) an aspirated form (Mac Fhlainn —fh mute) of Mac Flainn, Son of Flann: v. O’Flinn.

Macklin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,6231:42,0345,165
England1,9121:29,1413,938
Australia9771:27,6313,752
Canada7221:51,0336,164
Honduras3121:28,258960
Ireland1681:28,0292,548
New Zealand1481:30,5975,323
Scotland1371:39,0793,705
Tanzania1161:456,39331,870
Northern Ireland1011:18,2682,315
South Africa871:622,73246,743
Zimbabwe351:441,09338,294
Wales341:91,0167,411
Nicaragua281:215,0392,611
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Sweden221:447,58032,003
Malaysia151:1,966,28278,777
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Jersey121:8,2671,718
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
India81:95,883,173728,828
Jamaica71:409,9929,090
France71:9,488,960336,266
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2131:20,7972,401
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3821:36,3384,313

The alternate forms: Mäcklin (108) are calculated separately.

Macklin (831) may also be a first name.

Macklin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) an aspirated form (Mac Fhlainn —fh mute) of Mac Flainn, Son of Flann: v. O’Flinn.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Irish) The son of Flann (the red).

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

1. A corruption of Mac Lean, or of Mecklin in Belgium. 2. Dutch, te Mechelen; at or of Malines.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Gelling is probably from Giolla-Guillin, 'Guillin's Servant'. O'Reilly says that Guillin is identical with Cualan, the tutelar deity of blacksmiths, 'Mag-GelAiN, Bishop of Kildare', a.d. 1222.

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

Macklin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Macklin (Marathi: मकलीन) is most common in The United States. It can be rendered as a variant: Mäcklin. Click here for other potential spellings of Macklin.

How Common Is The Last Name Macklin? popularity and diffusion

It is the 38,697th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 536,243 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Macklin are found; 64 percent are found in North America and 64 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Macklin is also the 283,301st most numerous forename internationally, held by 831 people.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 8,623 people, or 1 in 42,034. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Maryland, where 8 percent are found, California, where 7 percent are found and Tennessee, where 7 percent are found. Not including The United States this last name is found in 51 countries. It also occurs in England, where 14 percent are found and Australia, where 7 percent are found.

Macklin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Macklin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Macklin surname rose 624 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 21 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Macklin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Catholic (78%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Macklin surname are 3.19% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 56.42% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Macklin earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 164.46% more than the national average, earning R 628,464 per year; in United States they earn 9.83% less than the national average, earning $38,909 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.31% more than the national average, earning $50,832 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mäcklin95108/
MacKlind933/
MacKlina932/
MacCklin931/
Maicklin931/
Macklien931/
Meacklin930/
MacLin924,508/
Maklin92417/
McKlin92105/
MacKln923/
MacKellin8835/
Maklina86412/
Mecklin86298/
Makhlin86243/
Makklin86218/
MacKlen86171/
Mayclin86160/
Mocklin86132/
Möcklin8694/
Macling8691/
McKlein8662/
Macklyn8657/
Masclin8657/
Mauclin8639/
Maclina8632/
Maiklin8624/
McKlain8619/
Macclin864/
MacKiln863/
Makclin862/
Mahklin861/
MacLion861/
Mauklin861/
MacLien861/
MacLink861/
MacLlin861/
Maclgin861/
Maklien861/
Meaklin860/
MacLinn860/
Masklin860/
MacGlin860/
McLin833,024/
Mackilling821/
Mackėlienė821/
Makhlina80147/
McKellin8063/
Moecklin8039/
MacEllin8024/
McKlaine8017/
Mackleen806/
Macklynn804/
Maisclin803/
Maaklint802/
MacKlene801/
MacCglin801/
Meckhlin801/
MacGlinn801/
Maekklin801/
MacIllin801/
Maclling801/
Möckling801/
Mackloen801/
Makkling801/
Maukling800/
Meacklim800/
Mecklinn800/
McLinn77580/
Meklin77234/
Mäklin77181/
Maclen7791/
McClin7754/
Maclyn7741/
McLein7738/
Maklen779/
McLien777/
Moklin775/
McLlin774/
Maklyn773/
MacLim772/
McKlen771/
Maclng771/
Maqlin771/
Maklinova757/
MacKillen751/
Makilling751/
MacKellen750/
McEllin71184/
Meeklin71143/
Mocling7183/
Makhlyn7177/
Macquillin7156/
McKlean7139/
Mayclim7131/
MacLynn7126/
Mokling7124/
Mocklyn7124/
McClein7122/
Makloen7122/
Mekhlin7117/
McAllin7114/
Macleen7112/
Maclene719/
Mckleen716/
Moeklin716/
Moklint715/
Mekklin714/
Motklin714/
Mecklen713/
MacLoen712/
Makilng712/
Mocklen711/
Maeklyn711/
MacHiln711/
McClien711/
Meyklin711/
Moeclin711/
Makluun711/
Macheln711/
Mayklim711/
Mocclin711/
Makhlim711/
Maiclim711/
McKlenn710/
MacLlen710/
Mecklln710/
Maklene710/
Mocllin710/
Mocellin675,350/
McKillen67407/
McCallin67257/
McLen6788/
Makhlyna6765/
McKellen6764/
McKellan6753/
McKallen6718/
MacCluen6717/
Maquling6713/
MacEllen674/
Makkleun674/
Makkluen674/
Mokhlina672/
Makellen672/
MacCleen671/
Mocillin671/
Meckloen671/
Macellyn671/
Macclene671/
Maccloen671/
Makyllen671/
McKallan670/

Macklin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Macklin in the Marathi language
मकलीनmakalina-

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Macklin Reference & Research

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