McClinton

English

Alternative forms

• McClendon, McClenton, McLendon, McLinden

Etymology

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

McClinton (plural McClintons)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• 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

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