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MacLenahan Surname Definition:
Mac Leannacháin In Tyrone in the sixteenth century, now almost exclusively Co. Derry and Antrim. SIF 34
MacLenahan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 6 | 1:738,311 | 21,113 |
MacLenahan Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Mac Leannacháin In Tyrone in the sixteenth century, now almost exclusively Co. Derry and Antrim. SIF 34
— A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght
MacLenahan Demographics
MacLenahan Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Sample size: 2 (1901)
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Macclenahan | 95 | 16 | / |
| MacLanahan | 90 | 15 | / |
| Maclenan | 89 | 35 | / |
| MacClanahan | 86 | 26 | / |
| MacLennan | 84 | 10,562 | / |
| Macleanan | 84 | 7 | / |
| Macklenan | 84 | 1 | / |
| McLenan | 82 | 62 | / |
| MacClennan | 80 | 40 | / |
| MacLeannan | 80 | 3 | / |
| MacKlennan | 80 | 2 | / |
| Meclanahan | 80 | 0 | / |
| McLennan | 78 | 14,140 | / |
| McClenan | 78 | 184 | / |
| Maklenan | 78 | 2 | / |
| MacLenon | 78 | 2 | / |
| Maclonan | 78 | 1 | / |
| MacLnnan | 78 | 1 | / |
| McClennan | 74 | 708 | / |
| Maclannan | 74 | 43 | / |
| Maclennon | 74 | 25 | / |
| McLenon | 71 | 196 | / |
| MacClingan | 70 | 0 | / |
| McLennon | 67 | 929 | / |
| McClenon | 67 | 335 | / |
| Meklenan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Meclenon | 67 | 0 | / |
| McLeanon | 67 | 0 | / |
| McClennon | 63 | 505 | / |
| Maslingan | 63 | 1 | / |
| MacClinon | 63 | 1 | / |
| MacLannon | 63 | 0 | / |
| Maclnnocent | 57 | 2 | / |
| McClinon | 56 | 48 | / |
| Maklanon | 56 | 1 | / |
| Maslinam | 56 | 1 | / |
| McClinnon | 53 | 12 | / |
| Maiklinhom | 50 | 10 | / |
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