McLelland Surname

93,071st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

McLelland Surname Definition:

(Scottish, Irish) The son of the servant of St. Faolan (little wolf).

McLelland Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,6141:138,66114,460
Scotland1,2981:4,125711
England7321:76,1188,615
Canada5871:62,7697,346
Australia3611:74,7808,771
New Zealand961:47,1707,685
Northern Ireland691:26,7402,917
South Africa431:1,259,94770,377
Wales261:119,0209,008
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Saint Lucia41:44,6952,207
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
France11:66,422,722504,397
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland7761:4,824755
England1481:164,69814,111
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6921:72,5707,783

McLelland Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Scottish, Irish) The son of the servant of St. Faolan (little wolf).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

McLelland Last Name Facts

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

The last name McLelland occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McLelland? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 93,071st most common last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,420,297 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 59 percent of McLelland live; 59 percent live in North America and 58 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name McLelland is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 2,614 people, or 1 in 138,661. In The United States it is most numerous in: Texas, where 15 percent reside, North Carolina, where 9 percent reside and California, where 8 percent reside. Excluding The United States McLelland is found in 25 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 25 percent reside and England, where 14 percent reside.

McLelland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McLelland has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the McLelland surname increased 378 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 167 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it increased 495 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McLelland Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the McLelland surname are 20.7% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.47% registered to vote for the party.

The amount McLelland earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 90.66% more than the national average, earning R 453,084 per year; in United States they earn 2.12% more than the national average, earning $44,065 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.93% more than the national average, earning $54,120 CAD per year.

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McLelland Reference & Research

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

McClellan 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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