McClinton Surname

69,310th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,152 people bear this surname

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

McClinton Surname Definition:

MACCLINTON: A variant of Maclintock, q v., from the form Fintan. William McClintoun was messenger in Kyle in 1569 (RMS.). Finlay Macklintoun appears in the parish of Torphichen in 1676 (Torphichen).

McClinton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,9401:52,2286,289
Canada2701:136,46514,092
Northern Ireland1481:12,4661,827
England1291:431,92329,000
Scotland821:65,2905,179
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
France11:66,422,722504,397
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland891:49,7744,200
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland421:89,1244,677
England261:937,51438,808
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3951:127,13612,256

McClinton (119) may also be a first name.

McClinton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACCLINTON: A variant of Maclintock, q v., from the form Fintan. William McClintoun was messenger in Kyle in 1569 (RMS.). Finlay Macklintoun appears in the parish of Torphichen in 1676 (Torphichen).

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

McClinton Last Name Facts

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

McClinton is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name McClinton? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 69,310th most widespread surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,018,952 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 91 percent of McClinton live; 91 percent live in North America and 90 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 856,040th most frequently used first name on earth It is held by 119 people.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 6,940 people, or 1 in 52,228. In The United States it is primarily found in: Texas, where 11 percent are found, Illinois, where 9 percent are found and California, where 6 percent are found. Barring The United States this last name is found in 31 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 4 percent are found and Northern Ireland, where 2 percent are found.

McClinton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McClinton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the McClinton surname increased 1,757 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 496 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 195 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 99 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McClinton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the McClinton last name is chiefly Presbyterian (66%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McClinton last name are 1.74% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.97% being registered with the political party.

The amount McClinton earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 55.24% less than the national average, earning R 106,368 per year; in United States they earn 15.86% less than the national average, earning $36,305 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.69% less than the national average, earning $47,852 CAD per year.

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McClinton Reference & Research

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