McClinton

English edit

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McClinton

Alternative forms edit

McClendon, McClenton, McLendon, McLinden

Etymology edit

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Giolla Fhionntáin (“son of the servant of (Saint) Fintán”), a personal name which derives from a hypocoristic form of fionn (“white”).

Proper noun edit

McClinton (plural McClintons)

A surname from Irish.

Statistics edit

According to the 2010 United States Census, McClinton is the 5925^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5816 individuals. McClinton is most common among Black/African American (74.05%) and White (20.01%) individuals.

Further reading edit

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McClinton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 547.