How common is the surname McClelland?

14,092 people in the United States had the surname McClelland in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 21,909 Americans. It ranked 2,564th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named McClelland?

David McClelland, American psychologist (1917–1998), followed by Robert McClelland.

Where is the surname McClelland most common?

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

How do you pronounce McClelland?

McClelland is /məˈklɛlən(d)/, 3 syllables.

Is the surname McClelland getting more or less common?

More common. 13,610 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,092 in 2010, up 3.5%.

The surname McClelland

An Irish surname, carried by 14,092 people in the United States.

Pronounced /məˈklɛlən(d)/ 3 syllables Soundex M244

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McClelland is more common than 98.4% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Northern Irish variant of McClellan.

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 14,092 people named McClelland in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 21,909 Americans. That is up 3.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 13,610.

#2,564

rank among US surnames

14,092

people in 2010

4.8

per 100,000 Americans

+3.5%

change since 2000 (was #2,435)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,555	Lockett	14,140	21,835
#2,556	Elam	14,138	21,838
#2,557	Maier	14,135	21,843
#2,558	Gruber	14,131	21,849
#2,559	Angeles	14,128	21,853
#2,560	Irizarry	14,114	21,875
#2,562	Rapp	14,107	21,886

Who is named McClelland

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

85% of people named McClelland identified as white (not Hispanic), 10% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 85%
Black (not Hispanic) 10%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McClellands

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

David McClelland
American psychologist (1917–1998)
Robert McClelland
American governor of Michigan (1807-1880)
James McClelland
American psychologist, born 1948
Alyssa McClelland
Australian actress, born 1981

Notable McClellands come mostly from the United States (3) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like McClelland

McClelland has the Soundex code M244, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M244.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname McClelland come from?: Northern Irish variant of McClellan.
How common is the surname McClelland?: 14,092 people in the United States had the surname McClelland in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 21,909 Americans. It ranked 2,564th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McClelland?: In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named McClelland identified as white (not Hispanic), and 10% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named McClelland?: David McClelland, American psychologist (1917–1998), followed by Robert McClelland.
Where is the surname McClelland most common?: Wikidata records people named McClelland in the United States and Australia.
How do you pronounce McClelland?: McClelland is /məˈklɛlən(d)/, 3 syllables.
Is the surname McClelland getting more or less common?: More common. 13,610 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,092 in 2010, up 3.5%.