# McClean (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,183 |
| US rank (2010) | 10,125 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 96,998 people |
| Change since 2000 | +6.3% (2,994 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Macclean, Maclean, Clean |

## Etymology

Variant of McLean.

## Who carries it

Share of people named McClean 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) | 59% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 33% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.8% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 2.9% |

## Similar surnames

McClain, McCullen, McCluney, McClaine, McClane, McCallion, McLean, McClendon, McLain, McClanahan, McClung, McClintock.

## 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.