How common is the surname McClinton?

5,816 people in the United States had the surname McClinton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 53,086 Americans. It ranked 5,925th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named McClinton?

Delbert McClinton, American blues rock and electric blues singer-songwriter, guitarist, harmonica player, and, followed by Barbara McClintock.

Where is the surname McClinton most common?

Wikidata records people named McClinton in the United States.

Is the surname McClinton getting more or less common?

More common. 5,368 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,816 in 2010, up 8.3%.

The surname McClinton

An Irish occupational surname, carried by 5,816 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). McClinton is more common than 96.3% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Giolla Fhionntáin (“son of the servant of (Saint) Fintán”), a personal name which derives from a hypocoristic form of fionn (“white”).

McClinton is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.

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 5,816 people named McClinton in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 53,086 Americans. That is up 8.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,368.

#5,925

rank among US surnames

5,816

people in 2010

2.0

per 100,000 Americans

+8.3%

change since 2000 (was #5,902)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,922	Montesdeoca	5,820	53,049
#5,923	Lanza	5,819	53,058
#5,924	Arceneaux	5,818	53,067
#5,925	Daughtry	5,816	53,086

Who is named McClinton

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

74% of people named McClinton identified as Black (not Hispanic), 20% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.2% as two or more races.

Black (not Hispanic) 74%
White (not Hispanic) 20%
Two or more races 3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous McClintons

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Delbert McClinton
American blues rock and electric blues singer-songwriter, guitarist, harmonica player, and, born 1940
Barbara McClintock
American scientist and cytogeneticist, 1902–1992
Willie Mack
American professional wrestler, born 1987

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like McClinton

McClinton 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 McClinton come from?: Anglicized form of Irish Mac Giolla Fhionntáin (“son of the servant of (Saint) Fintán”), a personal name which derives from a hypocoristic form of fionn (“white”).
How common is the surname McClinton?: 5,816 people in the United States had the surname McClinton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 53,086 Americans. It ranked 5,925th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McClinton?: In the 2010 Census, 74% of people named McClinton identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 20% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named McClinton?: Delbert McClinton, American blues rock and electric blues singer-songwriter, guitarist, harmonica player, and, followed by Barbara McClintock.
Where is the surname McClinton most common?: Wikidata records people named McClinton in the United States.
What type of surname is McClinton?: McClinton is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
Is the surname McClinton getting more or less common?: More common. 5,368 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,816 in 2010, up 8.3%.