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    The surname Maclaren

    A surname, carried by 1,378 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex M246

    Maclaren: #19,581 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Maclaren #19,581, 1,378 people Maclaren: #19,581 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Maclaren #19,581, 1,378 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Maclaren is more common than 87.9% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,378 people named Maclaren in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 224,053 Americans. That is up 12% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,235.

    #19,581
    rank among US surnames
    1,378
    people in 2010
    0.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +11.6%
    change since 2000 (was #20,087)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #19,581Maclaren1,378224,053
    #19,590Kaczynski1,377224,216

    Who is named Maclaren

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

    94% of people named Maclaren identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.3% as two or more races and 1.6% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • White (not Hispanic) 94%
    • Two or more races 2.3%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.6%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.1%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Maclarens

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Jamie Maclaren
      Australian association football player, born 1993
    • Mary MacLaren
      American film actress (1896-1985)

    Notable Maclarens come mostly from Australia (1) and the United States (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Maclaren

    Maclaren has the Soundex code M246, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M246.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Maclaren?
    1,378 people in the United States had the surname Maclaren in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 224,053 Americans. It ranked 19,581st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Maclaren?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Maclaren identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as two or more races.
    Who is the most famous person named Maclaren?
    Jamie Maclaren, Australian association football player, followed by Mary MacLaren.
    Where is the surname Maclaren most common?
    Wikidata records people named Maclaren in Australia and the United States.
    Is the surname Maclaren getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,235 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,378 in 2010, up 12%.