McClinton
English
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”).
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, McClinton is the 5925th 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 City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 547.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.