McClenaghan Surname

260,043rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,511 people bear this surname

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

McClenaghan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McClenaghan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Northern Ireland1,0081:1,830381
United States5151:703,80455,627
England4171:133,61613,153
Canada3691:99,85310,844
Australia2901:93,08910,632
Scotland1201:44,6154,016
New Zealand991:45,7417,523
Ireland781:60,3714,039
Thailand231:3,071,232294,953
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Cayman Islands141:4,564572
Wales51:618,90625,852
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
France31:22,140,907385,998
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland3931:11,2721,563
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland111:340,29210,329
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States651:772,59548,648

McClenaghan Last Name Facts

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

McClenaghan is held by more people in Northern Ireland than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McClenaghan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 260,043rd most commonly occurring surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 4,822,995 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 108 percent of McClenaghan reside; 108 percent reside in Northern Europe and 108 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most frequently held in Northern Ireland, where it is borne by 1,008 people, or 1 in 1,830. Besides Northern Ireland this surname occurs in 20 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 34 percent reside and England, where 28 percent reside.

McClenaghan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McClenaghan has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 792 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 13,900 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 1,091 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 80 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McClenaghan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the McClenaghan last name is primarily Presbyterian (59%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McClenaghan surname are 17.52% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.29% being registered with the party.

The amount McClenaghan earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 9.58% more than the national average, earning R 260,412 per year; in United States they earn 12.41% more than the national average, earning $48,504 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.35% more than the national average, earning $51,842 CAD per year.

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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
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  • 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 McClenaghan
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