# McClelland (surname)

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

A surname from Irish.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Irish |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 14,092 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,564 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 21,909 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.5% (13,610 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /məˈklɛlən(d)/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Northern Irish variant of McClellan.

## Who carries it

Share of people named McClelland 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) | 85% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 10% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.5% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named McClelland in the United States and Australia.

## People named McClelland

- David McClelland, American psychologist (1917–1998)
- Robert McClelland, American governor of Michigan (1807-1880)
- James McClelland, American psychologist
- Alyssa McClelland, Australian actress

## Similar surnames

McClellan, McLellan, McLelland, Maclellan.

## 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.