How common is the surname McLaren?

5,968 people in the United States had the surname McLaren in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 51,734 Americans. It ranked 5,799th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named McLaren?

Paulinho McLaren, Brazilian association football player, followed by Angus McLaren.

Where is the surname McLaren most common?

Wikidata records people named McLaren in the United Kingdom, Australia and Brazil and 1 other country.

Is the surname McLaren getting more or less common?

More common. 5,615 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,968 in 2010, up 6.3%.

The surname McLaren

A surname, carried by 5,968 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M246

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McLaren is more common than 96.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,968 people named McLaren in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 51,734 Americans. That is up 6.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,615.

#5,799

rank among US surnames

5,968

people in 2010

2.0

per 100,000 Americans

+6.3%

change since 2000 (was #5,670)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,791	Izquierdo	5,974	51,682
#5,794	Costanzo	5,970	51,716
#5,796	Slate	5,969	51,725
#5,799	Truax	5,968	51,734
#5,801	Schick	5,967	51,742
#5,802	Kiernan	5,966	51,751

Who is named McLaren

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

86% of people named McLaren identified as white (not Hispanic), 9.5% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 86%
Black (not Hispanic) 9.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McLarens

7 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Paulinho McLaren
Brazilian association football player, born 1963
Angus McLaren
Australian actor, born 1988
Anne McLaren
British developmental biologist (1927–2007)
Timothy McLaren
Australian rower and rowing coach, born 1956
Agnes McLaren
British doctor (1837–1913)
Brian McLaren
American pastor and author (born 1956)
Henry Duncan McLaren
2nd Baron Aberconway, politician and horticulturist (1879–1953)

Notable McLarens come mostly from the United Kingdom (3), Australia (2) and Brazil (1).

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Surnames that sound like McLaren

McLaren has the Soundex code M246, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M246.

Questions

How common is the surname McLaren?: 5,968 people in the United States had the surname McLaren in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 51,734 Americans. It ranked 5,799th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McLaren?: In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named McLaren identified as white (not Hispanic), and 9.5% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named McLaren?: Paulinho McLaren, Brazilian association football player, followed by Angus McLaren.
Where is the surname McLaren most common?: Wikidata records people named McLaren in the United Kingdom, Australia and Brazil and 1 other country.
Is the surname McLaren getting more or less common?: More common. 5,615 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,968 in 2010, up 6.3%.
What are other spellings of McLaren?: Learn.