Cleland is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, Scotland. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Cleland
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Ireland, Scotland
Meaning:

A variant form of McLellan. The son of the servant of St. Faolan meaning "little wolf".

The family name is a variant form of MacClellan. The son of the servant of St. Faolan, Fillan or Felan meaning "little wolf".

The family were of that Ilk,"" in county of Lanark, temp. Alexander III. and connected by marriage with Sir William Wallace".

How popular is Cleland?

Cleland is common in United States, Ghana, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, South Africa.

Cleland is ranked 38691 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Cleland bearers increased by 1.3 per cent in 2010 US census to 4116 since 2000, the surname slipped by 492 spots and ranked at 8040. The last name was found in around 1 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 93.17 94.54
Hispanic or Latino 2.87 1.9
Others 1.48 0.98
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.09 1.26
Black 0.95 0.79
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.44 0.54
Cleland is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Northern Ireland is ahead in terms of density. Around 13607 people have been found who wears Cleland as their family name. Cleland is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Cleland:
7,304 United States5,814
1,803 Ghana1,940
2,635 Australia1,418
4,325 Canada1,099
Countries with hundreds of Cleland:
935 New Zealand797
8,109 England789
1,075 Scotland769
903 Northern Ireland395
30,898 South Africa164
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
966 Belize62
114,828 Philippines55
53,420 Argentina53
34,925 Cameroon51
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
837 Malta30
10,115 Wales22
9,475 Ireland19
52,204 Sweden14
68,998 Zimbabwe13
18,211 Singapore13
78,554 Papua New Guinea12
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
426,148 Thailand10
36,884 United Arab Emirates9
8,527 Jamaica8
355,097 Nigeria6
5,462 Costa Rica6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

James Cleland was 23 years old when he migrated to New-York during Irish famine on May 14, 1846. He lived in Ireland where he worked as workman and took Arabella from Liverpool. Eliza Cleland, 29 years old Williamh. Cleland, Dealer David Cleland, 30 years old Mathew Cleland, Jane Cleland, aged 28, Ellen Cleland (30) Immigrant, 18 years old Jane Cleland, Immigrant Elizabeth Cleland, and 13 other Cleland majority of whom were workman and others worked as dealer and weaver migrated to US.

Cleland Namesakes

  • William Cleland, Scottish poet and soldier
  • Marshal Cleland, Canadian equestrian champion
  • Rachel Cleland, Australian expatriate community and social welfare worker
  • David I. Cleland, Dr
  • John Fullerton Cleland, Protestant Christian missionary
  • John Burton Cleland, renowned Australian naturalist, microbiologist
  • W. Wallace Cleland, University of Wisconsin-Madison biochemistry professor
  • John Cleland, English novelist best known as the author of 'Fanny Hill: or
  • Max Cleland, American politician from the state of Georgia
  • Alec Cleland, Scottish professional football player and coach

Cleland Namesakes

  • William Cleland, Scottish poet and soldier
  • Marshal Cleland, Canadian equestrian champion
  • Rachel Cleland, Australian expatriate community and social welfare worker
  • David I. Cleland, Dr
  • John Fullerton Cleland, Protestant Christian missionary
  • John Burton Cleland, renowned Australian naturalist, microbiologist
  • W. Wallace Cleland, University of Wisconsin-Madison biochemistry professor
  • John Cleland, English novelist best known as the author of 'Fanny Hill: or
  • Max Cleland, American politician from the state of Georgia
  • Alec Cleland, Scottish professional football player and coach

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