McClearnan Surname

14,316,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1 people bear this surname

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

McClearnan Surname Definition:

MACLEARNAN: Gaelic MacGill'Ernan, 'servant of (S.) Eman.' Ernan is a diminutive of Olr. iarn, 'iron,' now written iamnn. The name means 'little iron one,' and is Latinized by Adamnan (Vita, III, 33) as Ferreolus, 'cuius nomen etiam potest dici Ferreolus, Scottice vero Ernene.

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McClearnan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

McClearnan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACLEARNAN: Gaelic MacGill'Ernan, 'servant of (S.) Eman.' Ernan is a diminutive of Olr. iarn, 'iron,' now written iamnn. The name means 'little iron one,' and is Latinized by Adamnan (Vita, III, 33) as Ferreolus, 'cuius nomen etiam potest dici Ferreolus, Scottice vero Ernene.' The parish of Marnck (Banffshire), Kilmarnock, and Inchmarnock (Bute) are named from this saint.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

McClearnan Last Name Facts

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

The surname McClearnan is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name McClearnan? popularity and diffusion

The last name McClearnan is the 14,316,765th most frequently held surname globally, held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. McClearnan is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of McClearnan are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname McClearnan is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 362,458,933. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: New Jersey, where 100 percent are found.

McClearnan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McClearnan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the McClearnan last name fell 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McClearnan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McClarnan9569/
McLearnan950/
McClarnand9012/
McClarnane900/
McLarnan89221/
McLernan8986/
McClarnon84683/
McLearnon8451/
McLarnean845/
McKlernan843/
McLarnand841/
McLauernan800/
McClarnnon800/
McLarnon781,463/
McLernon781,052/
McLarnam780/
McLlarnon744/
McLlernon741/
McLerrnon740/

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