McClennan Surname

473,192nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 708 people bear this surname

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

McClennan Surname User-submission:

The surname MacLennan in Scottish Gaelic is Mac Gille Fhinnein, meaning 'son of the follower of St Finnan'.

McClennan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2491:1,455,65899,719
England2051:271,79521,381
New Zealand1611:28,1264,911
Canada1391:265,07624,993
Australia891:303,32226,493
Northern Ireland81:230,63010,839
Guyana31:254,07411,262
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England511:477,94826,685
Scotland71:534,74514,325
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4601:109,17110,893

McClennan Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname MacLennan in Scottish Gaelic is Mac Gille Fhinnein, meaning 'son of the follower of St Finnan'.

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McClennan Last Name Facts

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

The surname McClennan is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McClennan? popularity and diffusion

The last name McClennan is the 473,192nd most frequent family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 10,293,144 people. The surname McClennan is predominantly found in The Americas, where 56 percent of McClennan are found; 55 percent are found in North America and 55 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 249 people, or 1 in 1,455,658. In The United States McClennan is most numerous in: New York, where 13 percent reside, Texas, where 12 percent reside and Virginia, where 10 percent reside. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 14 countries. It is also found in England, where 29 percent reside and New Zealand, where 23 percent reside.

McClennan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McClennan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the McClennan last name fell 46 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 402 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 57 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McClennan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the McClennan surname is predominantly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McClennan surname are 20.45% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 73.68% being registered with the political party.

The amount McClennan earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.71% more than the national average, earning $44,317 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.26% more than the national average, earning $56,770 CAD per year.

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McClennan Reference & Research

MacLennan 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

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