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    The surname McClanahan

    A patronymic surname, carried by 10,407 people in the United States.

    4 syllables Soundex M245

    McClanahan: #3,429 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon McClanahan #3,429, 10,407 people McClanahan: #3,429 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez McClanahan #3,429, 10,407 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McClanahan is more common than 97.9% of them.

    Origin

    Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic and Irish Mac Leanacháin (“son of Leanachán”), a personal name which ultimately derives from leann (“cloak, mantle”).

    McClanahan is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 10,407 people named McClanahan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 29,667 Americans. That is up 3.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 10,047.

    #3,429
    rank among US surnames
    10,407
    people in 2010
    3.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +3.6%
    change since 2000 (was #3,268)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #3,420Paez10,43329,593
    #3,421Brinkman10,43229,596
    #3,423Conde10,43029,602
    #3,424Monson10,42529,616
    #3,425Vieira10,42029,630
    #3,427Griswold10,41729,639
    #3,428Gaskins10,41429,647

    Who is named McClanahan

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

    89% of people named McClanahan identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.2% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 89%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 6.2%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
    • Two or more races 1.7%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous McClanahans

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Rue McClanahan
      American actress and comedian (1934-2010)
    • Rob McClanahan
      American ice hockey player, born 1958

    Spellings and sound-alikes

    Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

    Variant spellings

    • Lanagan

    Surnames that sound like McClanahan

    McClanahan 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 McClanahan come from?
    Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic and Irish Mac Leanacháin (“son of Leanachán”), a personal name which ultimately derives from leann (“cloak, mantle”).
    How common is the surname McClanahan?
    10,407 people in the United States had the surname McClanahan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 29,667 Americans. It ranked 3,429th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname McClanahan?
    In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named McClanahan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.2% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named McClanahan?
    Rue McClanahan, American actress and comedian (1934-2010), followed by Rob McClanahan.
    Where is the surname McClanahan most common?
    Wikidata records people named McClanahan in the United States.
    What type of surname is McClanahan?
    McClanahan is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname McClanahan getting more or less common?
    More common. 10,047 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 10,407 in 2010, up 3.6%.
    What are other spellings of McClanahan?
    Lanagan.