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    The surname McLellan

    A Scottish Gaelic surname, carried by 6,318 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /məˈklɛlən/ 3 syllables Soundex M244

    McLellan: #5,505 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer McLellan #5,505, 6,318 people McLellan: #5,505 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez McLellan #5,505, 6,318 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McLellan is more common than 96.6% of them.

    Origin

    Scottish Gaelic origin

    Variant of McClellan.

    One of 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 6,318 people named McLellan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 48,868 Americans. That is up 3.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,122.

    #5,505
    rank among US surnames
    6,318
    people in 2010
    2.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    +3.2%
    change since 2000 (was #5,237)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #5,497Carty6,33248,760
    #5,498Pfaff6,33148,767
    #5,499Ozuna6,32748,798
    #5,500Cifuentes6,32548,814
    #5,502Luevano6,32448,821
    #5,503Shreve6,32148,844
    #5,504McCrea6,32048,852

    Who is named McLellan

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

    85% of people named McLellan identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.0% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 85%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 7.0%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.7%
    • Two or more races 2.6%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous McLellans

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Zoe McLellan
      American actress, born 1974

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like McLellan

    McLellan has the Soundex code M244, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M244.

    Other Scottish Gaelic surnames

    All 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname McLellan come from?
    Variant of McClellan.
    How common is the surname McLellan?
    6,318 people in the United States had the surname McLellan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 48,868 Americans. It ranked 5,505th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname McLellan?
    In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named McLellan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.0% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named McLellan?
    Zoe McLellan, American actress.
    Where is the surname McLellan most common?
    Wikidata records people named McLellan in the United States.
    How do you pronounce McLellan?
    McLellan is /məˈklɛlən/, 3 syllables.
    Is the surname McLellan getting more or less common?
    More common. 6,122 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,318 in 2010, up 3.2%.