McClean Surname
Approximately 7,422 people bear this surname
McClean Surname User-submission:
The name McClean comes from a devotion to St. John. A surname is an Anglicized form of the Gaelic Mac Gille Eathain, a patronymic name meaning 'son of the servant of Saint John'. The Clan is descended from Eachan Reaganach, (brother of Lachlan the progenitor of the Macleans of Duart).
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,179 | 1:86,733 | 9,776 |
| Northern Ireland | 2,356 | 1:783 | 136 |
| England | 2,162 | 1:25,772 | 3,524 |
| Canada | 769 | 1:47,914 | 5,819 |
| Ireland | 668 | 1:7,049 | 1,026 |
| Barbados | 627 | 1:458 | 118 |
| Australia | 549 | 1:49,172 | 6,128 |
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| South Africa | 273 | 1:198,453 | 21,324 |
| New Zealand | 268 | 1:16,897 | 2,950 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 259 | 1:5,266 | 846 |
| Panama | 191 | 1:20,483 | 1,375 |
| Scotland | 177 | 1:30,248 | 3,130 |
| Wales | 69 | 1:44,848 | 4,288 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 61 | 1:1,809 | 297 |
| Nicaragua | 43 | 1:140,025 | 2,156 |
| Guernsey | 37 | 1:1,742 | 400 |
| Thailand | 24 | 1:2,943,264 | 289,518 |
| Jamaica | 21 | 1:136,664 | 4,886 |
| Honduras | 21 | 1:419,831 | 3,124 |
| Costa Rica | 20 | 1:239,003 | 2,820 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Belize | 10 | 1:35,547 | 2,218 |
| British Virgin Islands | 10 | 1:3,159 | 366 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Anguilla | 7 | 1:1,919 | 182 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 6 | 1:18,776 | 937 |
| Saint Lucia | 6 | 1:29,797 | 1,820 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Guyana | 4 | 1:190,555 | 9,777 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Cayman Islands | 2 | 1:31,946 | 1,715 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 1:34,329 | 862 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3,387 | 1:1,308 | 249 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 540 | 1:45,140 | 5,624 |
| Scotland | 85 | 1:44,038 | 3,203 |
| Guernsey | 9 | 1:3,628 | 639 |
| Isle of Man | 7 | 1:7,753 | 762 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 972 | 1:51,665 | 5,847 |
McClean (41) may also be a first name.
McClean Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The name McClean comes from a devotion to St. John. A surname is an Anglicized form of the Gaelic Mac Gille Eathain, a patronymic name meaning 'son of the servant of Saint John'. The Clan is descended from Eachan Reaganach, (brother of Lachlan the progenitor of the Macleans of Duart). These two brothers were both descended from Gilleathain na Tuaidh, known as Gillian of the Battleaxe, a famed warrior of the 5th century. Eachan, or Hector was given the lands of Lochbuie from John, the first Lord of the Isles, sometime in the 14th century.
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McClean Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McClean Come From? nationality or country of origin
McClean occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name McClean? popularity and diffusion
The surname McClean is the 67,080th most commonly used surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 981,884 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of McClean are found; 74 percent are found in Northern Europe and 74 percent are found in British Isles. McClean is also the 1,590,275th most frequently held first name globally It is held by 41 people.
This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 4,179 people, or 1 in 86,733. In The United States McClean is most numerous in: California, where 11 percent are found, Florida, where 8 percent are found and Texas, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 70 countries. It is also common in Northern Ireland, where 32 percent are found and England, where 29 percent are found.
McClean Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of McClean has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 430 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 400 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 80 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 208 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 3,450 percent between 1881 and 2014.
McClean Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Presbyterian (39%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the McClean surname are 0.21% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.44% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount McClean earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 25.22% more than the national average, earning R 297,576 per year; in United States they earn 2.77% less than the national average, earning $41,955 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.32% more than the national average, earning $56,301 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| McCleann | 93 | 2 | / |
| McLean | 92 | 115,700 | / |
| McClen | 92 | 110 | / |
| McClain | 86 | 60,395 | / |
| McLeane | 86 | 91 | / |
| Mcclenn | 86 | 45 | / |
| McKlean | 86 | 39 | / |
| McClein | 86 | 22 | / |
| McLlean | 86 | 14 | / |
| McCleen | 86 | 7 | / |
| McLeann | 86 | 3 | / |
| McClene | 86 | 1 | / |
| McClien | 86 | 1 | / |
| McLen | 83 | 88 | / |
| McLan | 83 | 18 | / |
| McCallen | 80 | 677 | / |
| McCallan | 80 | 455 | / |
| MacCluen | 80 | 17 | / |
| Maccloen | 80 | 1 | / |
| Macclene | 80 | 1 | / |
| MacCleen | 80 | 1 | / |
| McLain | 77 | 23,968 | / |
| Maclen | 77 | 91 | / |
| McClin | 77 | 54 | / |
| McLein | 77 | 38 | / |
| McLeen | 77 | 19 | / |
| McLenn | 77 | 8 | / |
| McLien | 77 | 7 | / |
| McLene | 77 | 7 | / |
| McLlen | 77 | 2 | / |
| McKlen | 77 | 1 | / |
| Moclen | 77 | 0 | / |
| McAllen | 71 | 1,292 | / |
| McAllan | 71 | 949 | / |
| MacKlen | 71 | 171 | / |
| McEllen | 71 | 129 | / |
| McKlein | 71 | 62 | / |
| McKlain | 71 | 19 | / |
| McEllan | 71 | 13 | / |
| Macleen | 71 | 12 | / |
| Maclene | 71 | 9 | / |
| Mckleen | 71 | 6 | / |
| Macclin | 71 | 4 | / |
| MacLoen | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mocclin | 71 | 1 | / |
| MacClem | 71 | 1 | / |
| MacLien | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mocklen | 71 | 1 | / |
| MacLlen | 71 | 0 | / |
| McKlenn | 71 | 0 | / |
| McLin | 67 | 3,024 | / |
| McClaine | 67 | 1,272 | / |
| McKillen | 67 | 407 | / |
| McCallin | 67 | 257 | / |
| McKellen | 67 | 64 | / |
| McKellan | 67 | 53 | / |
| McKallen | 67 | 18 | / |
| Mackleen | 67 | 6 | / |
| MacEllen | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mackloen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Macklien | 67 | 1 | / |
| MacCklin | 67 | 1 | / |
| MacCglin | 67 | 1 | / |
| MacKlene | 67 | 1 | / |
| McAlleen | 67 | 0 | / |
| McKallan | 67 | 0 | / |
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Footnotes
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