McClearn Surname

600,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 518 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

McClearn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McClearn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4871:744,26958,228
Ireland441:107,0215,562
Northern Ireland361:51,2514,273
England261:2,143,00282,017
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States571:881,03053,642

McClearn Last Name Facts

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

The last name McClearn is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name McClearn? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 600,164th most common last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 14,068,621 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 96 percent of McClearn reside; 96 percent reside in North America and 96 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname McClearn is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 487 people, or 1 in 744,269. In The United States McClearn is most common in: Pennsylvania, where 14 percent reside, Maryland, where 12 percent reside and North Carolina, where 8 percent reside. Outside of The United States McClearn exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 8 percent reside and Northern Ireland, where 7 percent reside.

McClearn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McClearn has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the McClearn surname expanded 854 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 1,100 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McClearn Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the McClearn last name is principally Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McClearn last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount McClearn earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 2.98% more than the national average, earning $44,433 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.97% less than the national average, earning $43,240 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McLearn93244/
MacClean88120/
MacLean8059,616/
Mcclian8037/
McCleon8031/
McClaun803/
Meaclean756/
MacLlean753/
Mac'lean751/
Macliean751/
McLeon71117/
McCallian7124/
McLian7111/
MacLeiian711/
Macleon6731/
Makklean631/
MacIllehhain600/
McCallion592,879/
MacLehone590/
Macgilleon565/
Meicklejohn533/

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McClearn Reference & Research

MacLaren FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • 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 McClearn
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