How common is the surname Macklin?

7,140 people in the United States had the surname Macklin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 43,242 Americans. It ranked 4,927th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Macklin?

Alexander Macklin, British doctor (1889–1967), followed by Vernon Macklin.

Where is the surname Macklin most common?

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

Is the surname Macklin getting more or less common?

More common. 6,592 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,140 in 2010, up 8.3%.

What are other spellings of Macklin?

Maclin, Maklin, Macklyn, Maclyn and Maklyn.

Is Macklin also a first name?

Yes. Macklin is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Macklin

A surname, carried by 7,140 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M245 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Macklin is more common than 97% of them.

Origin

Ultimately from Irish Mac Gille Eoin.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,140 people named Macklin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 43,242 Americans. That is up 8.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,592.

#4,927

rank among US surnames

7,140

people in 2010

2.4

per 100,000 Americans

+8.3%

change since 2000 (was #4,893)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,924	Woodbury	7,144	43,217
#4,925	Spriggs	7,143	43,224
#4,926	Snook	7,141	43,236
#4,927	Peltier	7,140	43,242

Who is named Macklin

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

52% of people named Macklin identified as Black (not Hispanic), 43% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as two or more races.

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

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Macklins

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Alexander Macklin
British doctor (1889–1967)
Vernon Macklin
American basketball player (born 1986)
Rudy Macklin
American basketball player, born 1958
Arthur Mackley
British actor (1865-1926)

Notable Macklins come mostly from the United States (2), the United Kingdom (1) and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Maclin
Maklin
Macklyn
Maclyn
Maklyn

Surnames that sound like Macklin

Macklin has the Soundex code M245, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M245.

Questions

Where does the surname Macklin come from?: Ultimately from Irish Mac Gille Eoin.
How common is the surname Macklin?: 7,140 people in the United States had the surname Macklin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 43,242 Americans. It ranked 4,927th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Macklin?: In the 2010 Census, 52% of people named Macklin identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 43% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Macklin?: Alexander Macklin, British doctor (1889–1967), followed by Vernon Macklin.
Where is the surname Macklin most common?: Wikidata records people named Macklin in the United States, the United Kingdom and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
Is the surname Macklin getting more or less common?: More common. 6,592 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,140 in 2010, up 8.3%.
What are other spellings of Macklin?: Maclin, Maklin, Macklyn, Maclyn and Maklyn.
Is Macklin also a first name?: Yes. Macklin is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.