How common is the surname McLennan?

2,425 people in the United States had the surname McLennan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 127,318 Americans. It ranked 12,729th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named McLennan?

Connor McLennan, association football player (born 1999), followed by Grant McLennan.

Where is the surname McLennan most common?

Wikidata records people named McLennan in the United Kingdom and Australia.

Is the surname McLennan getting more or less common?

More common. 2,257 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,425 in 2010, up 7.4%.

The surname McLennan

A surname, carried by 2,425 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). McLennan is more common than 92.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,425 people named McLennan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 127,318 Americans. That is up 7.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,257.

#12,729

rank among US surnames

2,425

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+7.4%

change since 2000 (was #12,590)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,720	Marlatt	2,427	127,213
#12,724	Palmeri	2,426	127,265
#12,729	McLennan	2,425	127,318
#12,732	Nishimura	2,424	127,370

Who is named McLennan

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

79% of people named McLennan identified as white (not Hispanic), 15% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 79%
Black (not Hispanic) 15%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
Two or more races 2.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McLennans

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Connor McLennan
Association football player (born 1999)
Grant McLennan
Australian singer (1958–2006)

Notable McLennans come mostly from the United Kingdom (1) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like McLennan

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

Questions

How common is the surname McLennan?: 2,425 people in the United States had the surname McLennan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 127,318 Americans. It ranked 12,729th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McLennan?: In the 2010 Census, 79% of people named McLennan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 15% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named McLennan?: Connor McLennan, association football player (born 1999), followed by Grant McLennan.
Where is the surname McLennan most common?: Wikidata records people named McLennan in the United Kingdom and Australia.
Is the surname McLennan getting more or less common?: More common. 2,257 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,425 in 2010, up 7.4%.