The mcclenahan Surname
mcclenahan Name Meaning and History
- Irish (mainly Counties Derry and Antrim): Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Leanacháin ‘son of Leanachán’, a personal name derived from leanach, which MacLysaght translates as ‘possessing mantles’ (from leann ‘mantle’, ‘cloak’).
- Scottish: variant of McClanahan.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Obit: McClenahan, Ethel C. (Toxell) 1906-1932 (Altoona, PA |
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