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Mcaleenan Name Meaning

Irish: from Mac Giolla Fhinnéin ‘son of Giolla Fhinnéin’ a personal name meaning ‘servant or devotee of Saint Finnian’. Compare Scottish McLennan . The family were chieftains in Fermanagh. The English surname Leonard was sometimes adopted as an Anglicization.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


Similar surnames: Mclennan, Mclean, Mckeeman, Mckiernan, Mcallen, Mcclellan, Mcgeehan

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You can see how Mcaleenan families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Mcaleenan family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1851 and 1920. The most Mcaleenan families were found in USA in 1920. In 1880 there were 2 Mcaleenan families living in California. This was 100% of all the recorded Mcaleenan's in USA. California had the highest population of Mcaleenan families in 1880.
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There are 102 military records available for the last name Mcaleenan. For the veterans among your Mcaleenan ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Mcaleenan lifespan?

Between 1966 and 2004, in the United States, Mcaleenan life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1997, and highest in 1998. The average life expectancy for Mcaleenan in 1966 was 66, and 75 in 2004.

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