# Macklin (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/macklin/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Gaelic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 7,140 |
| US rank (2010) | 4,927 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 43,242 people |
| Change since 2000 | +8.3% (6,592 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Maclin, Maklin, Macklyn, Maclyn, Maklyn |

## Etymology

Ultimately from Irish Mac Gille Eoin.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Macklin in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 43% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 52% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.3% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 2.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Macklin in the United States, the United Kingdom and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

## People named Macklin

- Alexander Macklin, British doctor (1889–1967)
- Vernon Macklin, American basketball player (born 1986)
- Rudy Macklin, American basketball player
- Arthur Mackley, British actor (1865-1926)

## Similar surnames

McLain, Maclean, Maclin, McLin, Maglione, McClain, Maclennan, McClaine, McLean, McWilliams, McCollum, McClendon.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.