Maclinton Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Maclinton Surname Definition:

“Son of St. Findan’s Gillie” in Gaelic.

Maclinton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Maclinton (9) may also be a first name.

Maclinton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Son of St. Findan’s Gillie” in Gaelic.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Maclinton Last Name Facts

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

Maclinton is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Maclinton.

How Common Is The Last Name Maclinton? popularity and diffusion

The surname Maclinton is the 7,593,402nd most commonly occurring last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Maclinton reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Maclinton is also the 3,941,740th most commonly held given name in the world, held by 9 people.

The surname Maclinton is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria it is most common in: Rivers, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Nigeria Maclinton occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent reside and Brazil, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Maclinton
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis