McClellan

English

Alternative forms

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.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /məˈklɛlən/
  • Rhymes: -ɛlən

Proper noun

McClellan (plural McClellans)

  1. A surname.

Derived terms

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, McClellan is the 1356th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 26060 individuals. McClellan is most common among White (81.0%) individuals.

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