Explore the Family Name Mclin

The meaning of Mclin

Irish: variant of McGlynn.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Mclin in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Mclin held the rank of 12,430 in popularity in the United States in the year 2000 and slightly dipped to a rank of 12,587 by 2010, marking a marginal decrease of 1.26%. Despite this slight drop in ranking, the actual count of individuals with the Mclin surname increased from 2,290 in 2000 to 2,459 in 2010, showing a growth of 7.38%. However, when adjusted for population, the proportion of people named Mclin per 100,000 residents fell by 2.35% over the same ten-year period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#12,430	#12,587	-1.26%
Count	2,290	2,459	7.38%
Proportion per 100k	0.85	0.83	-2.35%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mclin

Decennial U.S. Census data also provides information about the ethnic identity associated with the surname Mclin. In 2000, the highest percentage of people with the Mclin surname identified as White (54.24%), followed by Black (42.45%). By 2010, while still the two largest percentages, both identities had shifted slightly, with White decreasing to 50.10% and Black increasing to 44.04%. The group identifying with Two or more races saw a significant increase of 49.47%, from 1.88% in 2000 to 2.81% in 2010. Meanwhile, those identifying as Hispanic rose from 1.09% to 2.52%, an impressive jump of 131.19%. Of note is that in 2010, there were recorded instances of people with the Mclin surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native, categories that reported no instances in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	54.24%	50.1%	-7.63%
Black	42.45%	44.04%	3.75%
Two or More Races	1.88%	2.81%	49.47%
Hispanic	1.09%	2.52%	131.19%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.33%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.2%	0%