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    The surname McClam

    An Irish surname, carried by 1,092 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex M245

    McClam: #23,315 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer McClam #23,315, 1,092 people McClam: #23,315 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez McClam #23,315, 1,092 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McClam is more common than 85.6% of them.

    Origin

    Irish origin

    Altered form of McClave; compare McLamb.

    One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,092 people named McClam in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 282,734 Americans. That is up 9.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 998.

    #23,315
    rank among US surnames
    1,092
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +9.4%
    change since 2000 (was #23,683)

    Who is named McClam

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

    75% of people named McClam identified as Black (not Hispanic), 22% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as two or more races.

    • Black (not Hispanic) 75%
    • White (not Hispanic) 22%
    • Two or more races 2.0%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like McClam

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

    Other Irish surnames

    All 880 Irish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname McClam come from?
    Altered form of McClave; compare McLamb.
    How common is the surname McClam?
    1,092 people in the United States had the surname McClam in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 282,734 Americans. It ranked 23,315th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname McClam?
    In the 2010 Census, 75% of people named McClam identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 22% as white (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname McClam getting more or less common?
    More common. 998 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,092 in 2010, up 9.4%.