McLennan Surname

37,250th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,140 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Guyana

McLennan Surname Definition:

(Celtic) 1 Son of the Servant of Finnan = Fair One [Gaelic mac, son + gille, m., servant + fhi(o)nn (fh mute) genit. of fi(o)nn, fair + the diminutive suff. -án] 2 Son of the Servant of Adamnan = Little Adam

McLennan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia6,8201:3,958562
United States3,4081:106,35511,670
Canada3,0361:12,1361,799
Scotland1,4841:3,608638
England1,3001:42,8605,462
New Zealand1,0871:4,166656
South Africa2611:207,57722,069
Guyana2311:3,300609
Wales361:85,9597,098
Jamaica341:84,4103,809
Northern Ireland301:61,5014,735
Ireland301:156,9657,012
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Norway101:514,22941,629
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
Hong Kong61:1,222,5805,222
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Tonga41:26,828461
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
France31:22,140,907385,998
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Macau11:601,6301,582
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland191:233,15110,389
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland5,0761:737117
England2021:120,67011,490
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4511:111,35011,075

McLennan (22) may also be a first name.

McLennan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) 1 Son of the Servant of Finnan = Fair One [Gaelic mac, son + gille, m., servant + fhi(o)nn (fh mute) genit. of fi(o)nn, fair + the diminutive suff. -án] 2 Son of the Servant of Adamnan = Little Adam

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Celtic) 1 Son of the Servant of Finnan = Fair One 2 Son of the Servant of Adamnan = Little Adam

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Scottish) The son of the servant of St. Finnian.

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

McLennan Last Name Facts

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

The last name McLennan is carried by more people in Australia than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name McLennan? popularity and diffusion

The surname McLennan is the 37,250th most numerous family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 515,385 people. The surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 56 percent of McLennan reside; 56 percent reside in Australasia and 56 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 2,301,746th most frequent forename in the world, held by 22 people.

McLennan is most frequently held in Australia, where it is held by 6,820 people, or 1 in 3,958. In Australia McLennan is most common in: New South Wales, where 34 percent reside, Victoria, where 33 percent reside and Queensland, where 20 percent reside. Barring Australia this surname exists in 59 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent reside and Canada, where 21 percent reside.

McLennan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McLennan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the McLennan surname increased 756 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 71 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it increased 644 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 514 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 158 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McLennan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the McLennan last name is principally Presbyterian (84%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McLennan last name are 1.33% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.9% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount McLennan earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 9.02% less than the national average, earning 314,851 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 48.02% more than the national average, earning R 351,756 per year; in United States they earn 8.05% more than the national average, earning $46,621 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.5% more than the national average, earning $52,414 CAD per year.

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McLennan 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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