McClelland Family

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About the McClelland surname

The surname McClelland is associated with a patronymic formation. The Mac-/Mc- formation is traditionally patronymic and means “son of” in Gaelic languages. The surname may originally have expressed descent before becoming fixed as a hereditary family name. The prefix in McClelland belongs to a family of Gaelic forms traditionally used in patronymic surnames and is generally associated with descent.

Pronunciation: Èm-sék-lè-lan/ɛmseklɛlɑ̃/

Most frequent given names among the McClelland family

Men

  1. 1William35
  2. 2John33
  3. 3James26
  4. 4Joseph15
  5. 5Thomas13

Women

  1. 1Mary19
  2. 2Margaret11
  3. 3Élizabeth10
  4. 4Anne7
  5. 5Annie7
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The McClelland name in our genealogy archives

1,017occurrences in our collections
8collections containing this name
16 511881 → 1901people enumerated
1829First mention of the name
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