McClintock Surname

34,931st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,152 people bear this surname

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

McClintock Surname Definition:

MACCLINTOCK, Maclintock: Gaelic Mac Chill' Fhionndaig, commonly MacGilliondaig (for M'Ill'Fhionndaig), 'son ot (S.) Findan's gillie.' S. Findan was founder of the monastery of Clonard. Fintan, Fintoc (whence later Fionndoc), are diminutives of Finn, later Florin.

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McClintock Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States13,0341:27,8093,475
Australia8671:31,1374,139
Northern Ireland8631:2,138444
Canada7121:51,7496,229
England5311:104,93010,991
New Zealand4991:9,0751,565
Scotland1961:27,3152,915
South Africa1621:334,43031,173
Ireland1111:42,4233,272
Philippines801:1,265,47896,721
Thailand311:2,278,656255,572
Wales211:147,35910,403
Guyana171:44,8374,218
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
France41:16,605,680368,153
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
China21:683,660,78330,601
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Jersey11:99,2026,620
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland6751:6,5631,042
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland771:48,6133,403
England641:380,86523,394
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,8161:17,8332,272

McClintock (15) may also be a first name.

McClintock Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACCLINTOCK, Maclintock: Gaelic Mac Chill' Fhionndaig, commonly MacGilliondaig (for M'Ill'Fhionndaig), 'son ot (S.) Findan's gillie.' S. Findan was founder of the monastery of Clonard. Fintan, Fintoc (whence later Fionndoc), are diminutives of Finn, later Florin. M'Gillindak is author of a poem in the Dean of Lismore's Book. The Maclintocks belong to Luss and thereabouts and in the district of Lorn around Lochaweside from 1500. Duncan Mc gellentak, witness in Balquhidder, 1549 (HP., IV, p. 32). The name also occurs in the Kirk-Session records of Kenmore, Aberfeldy, in 1757 as M'llandick, M'lllandag, M'Illandick, M'Lentick (these four the same person). Another form in the same record is M'lllendaig (Christie, p. 16-18). Macllliuntaig, Macllintog. Some Maclintocks so early as 1611 are said to have Englished their name as Lindsay. On this Ailean Dall, in his poem to the Lochaber Volunteers in 1795, referring to a warrior from Glenara says:

"Ciamar theid na h-uaislean cruinn

Gun Lindsay 'bhith san airimh

Ga 'n ainm Cailean Macllliuntaig

Le thionndadh an Gaidhlig."

John M'lnlaintaig in Colgine, Kilbride 1693 (Argyll Inv.). James Mcillandaig was the last of the Breadalbane smugglers (FB., p. 364). M'Clintoch 1684, Mclnlintak 1692. The name of John Macilluntud, priest, of the diocese of Whiteherne, who petitioned for a benefice in the gift of the abbot and monastery of Paisley, 1394 (Pap. Pet., I, p. 619) is probably an error for Macclintock.

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

MACCLINTOCK: The M.'s, originally of Scotland, have been settled in Ireland from temp. Elizabeth. B.L.G.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

McClintock Last Name Facts

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

McClintock is found most frequently in The United States. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McClintock? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 34,931st most numerous surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 480,963 people. McClintock occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 78 percent of McClintock live; 77 percent live in North America and 77 percent live in Anglo-North America. McClintock is also the 2,900,335th most frequent first name globally It is held by 15 people.

This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 13,034 people, or 1 in 27,809. In The United States McClintock is primarily found in: California, where 10 percent are found, Texas, where 7 percent are found and Ohio, where 5 percent are found. Besides The United States it is found in 44 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 6 percent are found and Northern Ireland, where 6 percent are found.

McClintock Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McClintock has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the McClintock surname rose 463 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 830 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 255 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 84 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McClintock Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Presbyterian (53%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McClintock surname are 15.2% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.97% registered to vote for the party.

The amount McClintock earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 51.43% more than the national average, earning R 359,856 per year; in United States they earn 1.13% more than the national average, earning $43,635 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4% more than the national average, earning $51,670 CAD per year.

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