Last Name MCLEAN

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Meaning	MacGillean. From a Highland chieftain of the name of Gillean, who was the progenitor of this family. This Gillean was a celebrated warrior, and was called Gilleanni-Tuoidh, from his ordinary weapon, a battle-ax, which in the Gaelic is 'Tuoidh,' which his descendants wear to this day in their crest, betwixt a laurel and a cypress branch. The posterity of this 'Gillean' were therefore called 'Mac Gillean,' in all ancient documents, and later of modern date 'McLeans.' "Magh Leamhna," in the County of Antrim, the estate of the McLeans or Macklins.

Origin	Jewish, Irish, Falkland, Maori

Rank	768 (2000 US census)	668 (1990 US census)

Count	40,871 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

70.6%, or 28855 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
24.8%, or 10136 total occurrences, as black,
0.46%, or 188 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.54%, or 221 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.8%, or 736 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.79%, or 732 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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