Where Does the McClenton Surname Come From?

It is easy to miss McClenton in an index if you only search for McClendon. Name scholars give the meaning as “The son of little Leannach (cloaked, or mantled)”. The two spellings differ in a small detail: McClenton has “t” where McClendon has “d”. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists. Other spellings include McLendon and Clendon.

The 2010 US Census counted 871 people named McClenton, ranking it number 27,625 among American surnames. That puts it among the top 50,000 US surnames.

There is no single McClenton family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were. Get the complete McClenton report, with a museum-style coat of arms.