McLanahan Surname

493,936th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 669 people bear this surname

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

McLanahan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

McLanahan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6691:541,79244,882
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland81:467,90212,875
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2651:189,50416,696

McLanahan Last Name Facts

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

The surname McLanahan has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of McLanahan click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McLanahan? popularity and diffusion

The surname McLanahan is the 493,936th most numerous surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 10,893,193 people. The last name McLanahan occurs mostly in The Americas, where 86 percent of McLanahan reside; 86 percent reside in North America and 86 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 669 people, or 1 in 541,792. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 11 percent are found, Missouri, where 11 percent are found and Florida, where 9 percent are found. Besides The United States it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 0 percent are found and Vietnam, where 0 percent are found.

McLanahan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McLanahan has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 252 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McLanahan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the McLanahan surname are 1.82% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.41% registered with the political party.

McLanahan earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.56% more than the national average, earning $44,252 USD per year.

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McLanahan Reference & Research

McClanahan FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

McClanahan 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

  • 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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 McLanahan
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