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.

Proper noun

McClellan (plural McClellans)

1. A surname.

Derived terms

• McClellan saddle

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, McClellan is the 1356^th 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: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 546.