McClean Surname

67,080th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,422 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Barbados

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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McClean Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,1791:86,7339,776
Northern Ireland2,3561:783136
England2,1621:25,7723,524
Canada7691:47,9145,819
Ireland6681:7,0491,026
Barbados6271:458118
Australia5491:49,1726,128
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
South Africa2731:198,45321,324
New Zealand2681:16,8972,950
Trinidad and Tobago2591:5,266846
Panama1911:20,4831,375
Scotland1771:30,2483,130
Wales691:44,8484,288
United States Virgin Islands611:1,809297
Nicaragua431:140,0252,156
Guernsey371:1,742400
Thailand241:2,943,264289,518
Jamaica211:136,6644,886
Honduras211:419,8313,124
Costa Rica201:239,0032,820
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Belize101:35,5472,218
British Virgin Islands101:3,159366
France81:8,302,840321,660
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Anguilla71:1,919182
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines61:18,776937
Saint Lucia61:29,7971,820
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Guyana41:190,5559,777
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
China21:683,660,78330,601
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Dominica11:75,891912
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland3,3871:1,308249
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5401:45,1405,624
Scotland851:44,0383,203
Guernsey91:3,628639
Isle of Man71:7,753762
Wales21:784,20816,349
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9721:51,6655,847

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.

- Isaiah Mc Clean

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McCleann932/
McLean92115,700/
McClen92110/
McClain8660,395/
McLeane8691/
Mcclenn8645/
McKlean8639/
McClein8622/
McLlean8614/
McCleen867/
McLeann863/
McClene861/
McClien861/
McLen8388/
McLan8318/
McCallen80677/
McCallan80455/
MacCluen8017/
Maccloen801/
Macclene801/
MacCleen801/
McLain7723,968/
Maclen7791/
McClin7754/
McLein7738/
McLeen7719/
McLenn778/
McLien777/
McLene777/
McLlen772/
McKlen771/
Moclen770/
McAllen711,292/
McAllan71949/
MacKlen71171/
McEllen71129/
McKlein7162/
McKlain7119/
McEllan7113/
Macleen7112/
Maclene719/
Mckleen716/
Macclin714/
MacLoen712/
Mocclin711/
MacClem711/
MacLien711/
Mocklen711/
MacLlen710/
McKlenn710/
McLin673,024/
McClaine671,272/
McKillen67407/
McCallin67257/
McKellen6764/
McKellan6753/
McKallen6718/
Mackleen676/
MacEllen674/
Mackloen671/
Macklien671/
MacCklin671/
MacCglin671/
MacKlene671/
McAlleen670/
McKallan670/

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