McLinden Surname

262,895th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,491 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

McLinden Surname Definition:

MACLINDEN: A form of Macclinton, q. v.

McLinden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6901:525,30343,812
Australia4911:54,9816,742
England1991:279,99021,818
Canada1191:309,62728,530
Scotland991:54,0794,572
South Africa371:1,464,26276,407
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland481:92,2896,115
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland501:74,8644,249
England231:1,059,79941,508
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1341:374,76628,202

McLinden Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACLINDEN: A form of Macclinton, q. v.

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

McLinden Last Name Facts

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

The surname McLinden is found most frequently in The United States. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name McLinden? popularity and diffusion

The last name McLinden is the 262,895th most prevalent last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 4,887,690 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 54 percent of McLinden reside; 54 percent reside in North America and 54 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name McLinden is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 690 people, or 1 in 525,303. In The United States McLinden is mostly found in: California, where 10 percent live, New York, where 8 percent live and Illinois, where 8 percent live. Excluding The United States McLinden exists in 17 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 33 percent live and England, where 13 percent live.

McLinden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McLinden has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the McLinden last name increased 515 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 865 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 198 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 98 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McLinden Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the McLinden surname is predominantly Catholic (98%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McLinden surname are 6.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.33% being registered with the political party.

The amount McLinden earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 419.87% more than the national average, earning R 1,235,410 per year; in United States they earn 22.69% more than the national average, earning $52,941 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.7% more than the national average, earning $54,503 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McClinden949/
McLindin8862/
McLynden8813/
McClenden8218/
McClindin820/
McLendn801/
McLendyn750/
McLendem750/
McClemden710/
McClendion671/
McLendin630/
McLyndin630/
McKlendin5915/
McClendin594/

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