# McClintock (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/mcclintock/  
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 | occupational, named after the work an ancestor did |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 9,141 |
| US rank (2010) | 3,879 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 33,776 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.6% (8,906 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /məˈklɪnˌtɑk/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Giolla Fhionntóg and Scottish Gaelic Mac Gille Fhionndaig (“son of the servant of (Saint) Finndag”), a personal name derived from fionn (“white”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named McClintock 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) | 91% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 4.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named McClintock in the United States.

## People named McClintock

- Barbara McClintock, American scientist and cytogeneticist
- Eddie McClintock, American actor
- Elizabeth May McClintock, American botanist (1912-2004)
- Dan McClintock, American basketball player (born 1977)

## Similar surnames

McClintic, McClain, McClendon, McLain, McClung, McClinton, McClean, McLin, McCluney, McClaine, McClane, McCallion.

## 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.