How common is the surname McLane?

5,640 people in the United States had the surname McLane in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 54,742 Americans. It ranked 6,077th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named McLane?

Louis McLane, American lawyer and politician from Wilmington, in New Castle County, Delaware, and Baltim, followed by Jimmy McLane.

Where is the surname McLane most common?

Wikidata records people named McLane in the United States.

Is the surname McLane getting more or less common?

More common. 5,313 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,640 in 2010, up 6.2%.

The surname McLane

A surname, carried by 5,640 people in the United States.

2 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). McLane is more common than 96.3% of them.

Origin

Variant of McLean.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,640 people named McLane in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 54,742 Americans. That is up 6.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,313.

#6,077

rank among US surnames

5,640

people in 2010

1.9

per 100,000 Americans

+6.2%

change since 2000 (was #5,967)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,072	Suter	5,648	54,665
#6,074	Dreher	5,644	54,703
#6,075	Terrill	5,641	54,732
#6,077	McLane	5,640	54,742

Who is named McLane

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

87% of people named McLane identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.5% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 87%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.5%
Two or more races 2.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McLanes

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Louis McLane
American lawyer and politician from Wilmington, in New Castle County, Delaware, and Baltim, 1786–1857
Jimmy McLane
American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, former world record-holder (1930–2020)
Robert Milligan McLane
American politician (1815-1898)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like McLane

McLane has the Soundex code M245, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M245.

Questions

Where does the surname McLane come from?: Variant of McLean.
How common is the surname McLane?: 5,640 people in the United States had the surname McLane in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 54,742 Americans. It ranked 6,077th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McLane?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named McLane identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.5% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named McLane?: Louis McLane, American lawyer and politician from Wilmington, in New Castle County, Delaware, and Baltim, followed by Jimmy McLane.
Where is the surname McLane most common?: Wikidata records people named McLane in the United States.
Is the surname McLane getting more or less common?: More common. 5,313 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,640 in 2010, up 6.2%.