McClelland Surname

19,795th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27,649 people bear this surname

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

McClelland Surname Definition:

(Celtic) for Mac Lellan, q.v.

McClelland Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States20,1821:17,9602,275
Australia3,4651:7,7911,148
Canada2,7781:13,2631,957
England2,4091:23,1293,224
Northern Ireland1,9691:937181
Scotland9261:5,782943
New Zealand5291:8,5601,476
South Africa1971:275,01427,210
Ireland1651:28,5392,576
Wales1301:23,8042,501
Thailand351:2,018,238239,646
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
Jersey171:5,8351,193
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
France91:7,380,302306,885
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
United Arab Emirates71:1,308,89651,006
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
China31:455,773,85521,925
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Guam11:160,1214,893
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2,1301:2,080397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland5351:6,997996
England4721:51,6436,258
Isle of Man41:13,5671,192
Jersey11:51,8823,898
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,9281:12,7851,645

McClelland (48) may also be a first name.

McClelland Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) for Mac Lellan, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Scottish) The son of the servant of St. Faolan, Fillan or Felan (little wolf).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

McClelland Last Name Facts

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

The surname McClelland is most common in The United States. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of McClelland.

How Common Is The Last Name McClelland? popularity and diffusion

The last name McClelland is the 19,795th most frequently occurring last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 263,574 people. McClelland occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 72 percent of McClelland are found; 72 percent are found in North America and 72 percent are found in Anglo-North America. McClelland is also the 1,448,253rd most commonly used forename internationally. It is borne by 48 people.

The surname McClelland is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 20,182 people, or 1 in 17,960. In The United States McClelland is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 9 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and Florida, where 6 percent live. Apart from The United States McClelland occurs in 66 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 13 percent live and Canada, where 10 percent live.

McClelland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McClelland has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 514 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 510 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 173 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 92 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 13,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McClelland Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the McClelland last name is chiefly Presbyterian (49%) in Ireland.

In The United States McClelland are 9.65% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.42% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount McClelland earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 155.99% more than the national average, earning R 608,340 per year; in United States they earn 0.71% less than the national average, earning $42,841 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.81% more than the national average, earning $54,059 CAD per year.

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McClelland Reference & Research

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