McClellan
English
Alternative forms
- McClelland, McClellen, McLellan, McLelland
Etymology
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Gille Fhaolain and Irish Mac Giolla Fhaoláin (“son of the servant of Faolán”), a personal name thought to be a diminutive of Irish faol (“wolf”). Compare the surname Gilliland.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, McClellan is the 1356th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 26060 individuals. McClellan is most common among White (81.0%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McClellan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 546.
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