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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Average Male McClean Height
177.64 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
McClean Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McClean Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname McClean is found most in The United States. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name McClean? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 67,080th most widespread surname internationally, held by around 1 in 981,884 people. McClean is mostly found in Europe, where 75 percent of McClean live; 74 percent live in Northern Europe and 74 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 1,590,275th most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 41 people.
McClean is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 4,179 people, or 1 in 86,733. In The United States McClean is most common in: California, where 11 percent reside, Florida, where 8 percent reside and Texas, where 8 percent reside. Not including The United States McClean is found in 70 countries. It is also found in Northern Ireland, where 32 percent reside and England, where 29 percent reside.
McClean Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of McClean has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the McClean surname grew 430 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 400 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 80 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 208 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 3,450 percent between 1881 and 2014.
McClean Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily 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% registered with 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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