How common is the surname McClendon?

18,857 people in the United States had the surname McClendon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 16,373 Americans. It ranked 1,907th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named McClendon?

Reiley McClendon, American actor.

Where is the surname McClendon most common?

Wikidata records people named McClendon in the United States.

Is the surname McClendon getting more or less common?

More common. 17,614 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 18,857 in 2010, up 7.1%.

The surname McClendon

An Irish surname, carried by 18,857 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M245

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McClendon is more common than 98.8% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Variant of McClinton.

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 18,857 people named McClendon in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 16,373 Americans. That is up 7.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 17,614.

#1,907

rank among US surnames

18,857

people in 2010

6.4

per 100,000 Americans

+7.1%

change since 2000 (was #1,871)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,898	Isaac	18,903	16,333
#1,899	Spaulding	18,902	16,334
#1,900	Keys	18,899	16,337
#1,901	Sylvester	18,896	16,339
#1,902	Nowak	18,891	16,344
#1,903	Weir	18,881	16,352
#1,904	Darling	18,879	16,354

Who is named McClendon

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

56% of people named McClendon identified as Black (not Hispanic), 38% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.1% as two or more races.

Black (not Hispanic) 56%
White (not Hispanic) 38%
Two or more races 3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous McClendons

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Reiley McClendon
American actor, born 1990

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like McClendon

McClendon 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 McClendon come from?: Variant of McClinton.
How common is the surname McClendon?: 18,857 people in the United States had the surname McClendon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 16,373 Americans. It ranked 1,907th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McClendon?: In the 2010 Census, 56% of people named McClendon identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 38% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named McClendon?: Reiley McClendon, American actor.
Where is the surname McClendon most common?: Wikidata records people named McClendon in the United States.
Is the surname McClendon getting more or less common?: More common. 17,614 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 18,857 in 2010, up 7.1%.