The McClintock surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 9,141 people carried this name — #3,879 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 32,300 people counted. That is up 3% from 8,906 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the McClintock surname

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Giolla Fhionntóg and Scottish Gaelic Mac Gille Fhionndaig (“son of the servant of (Saint) Finndag”), a personal name derived from fionn (“white”).

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «McClintock» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Ireland’s birth registers, 1890

Ireland registered 25 births for the McClintock name in 1890.

Most were registered in Ulster. By the Registrar-General’s own method — births multiplied by 44.38 — that is about 1,100 people bearing the name in Ireland at the time. The Registrar-General’s note on the name: “Antrim and Londonderry.”

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born, 1890

Ulster 23
Leinster 2

Registrar-General for Ireland, «Special Report on Surnames in Ireland» (R. E. Matheson, 1894), births index of 1890 — public domain.

In the first U.S. census, 1790

54 families named McClintock, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 305 people lived in those households, 5.6 to a family on average. The census counted these spellings together: McClintock, McClentick, McClentock, MClentock, McClentorick, McClintic, McClintick, McClintoc, McClintoch, McClintuck, McLintack, McLintock. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

Pennsylvania 27
South Carolina 7
New Hampshire 6
Massachusetts 5
New York 2
Maryland 2
Virginia 2
North Carolina 2
Maine 1

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 252 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

McClintock in American newspapers,
1920–1925.

Newspaper page from Eagle River Review carrying the name McClintock
Eagle River Review 1925-05-28
Newspaper page from Casper Daily Tribune carrying the name McClintock
Casper Daily Tribune 1924-12-24
Newspaper page from The Thermopolis Independent carrying the name McClintock
The Thermopolis Independent 1920-02-20

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

McClintock in Australian newspapers,
1860s–1990s.

6,441 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss McClintock. The most, 1,514, date from the 1930s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Western Australia, at 1.9 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 3,815
Western Australia 1,162
Queensland 610
Victoria 519
South Australia 224
ACT (Canberra) 86
Tasmania 18

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss McClintock.

Who carried it

People named McClintock,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Barbara McClintock
    Barbara McClintock 1902–1992 · cell biologist
  • Leopold McClintock
    Leopold McClintock 1819–1907 · explorer
  • John McClintock
    John McClintock 1814–1870 · university teacher
  • Elizabeth May McClintock 1912–2004 · scientific collector
  • Norah McClintock 1952–2017 · crime fiction writer
  • Harry McClintock 1882–1957 · presenter

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0.

In the public record

People named McClintock,
in the records of 5 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States351 records

351 records of the McClintock name in the United States
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 115
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 113
  • Other U.S. records 123
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Alfred J. McClintock

    Born 1932; from Nueces County, Texas. U.S. Army, light weapons infantryman; killed in action 1950 in South Korea.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Anne McClintock

    Arrived at New York in 1851 aboard the Brothers from Newry, aged 26; dressmaker. From Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain)
  3. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record James V. McClintock

    Born 1921 in Illinois. Enlisted 1940 at East St Louis; driver from Williamson County.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain)

Showing 3 of 351 records for McClintock in the United States.

Counts: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain).

Australia174 records

174 records of the McClintock name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 97
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 32
  • Other Australian records 45
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record John McClintock

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the London, sailing from Kingston in 1850. Native of Derry.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Walter McClintock

    Arrived in Victoria in 1859 aboard the Norwood, aged 30; Irish.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Ralph A. McClintock

    Farmer of Yalea, Victoria; died 1889.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 174 records for McClintock in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Canada31 records

31 records of the McClintock name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 9
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 7
  • Other Canadian records 15
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Wm McClintock

    Came to Ontario in 1878 aboard the Sardinian, bound for Gilford, Ontario; Irish.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record George Cody McClintock

    Buried in 1986 at Union Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 64.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record James Donaldson McClintock

    Died in service in 1917.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 31 records for McClintock in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

New Zealand26 records

26 records of the McClintock name in New Zealand
  • Christchurch City cemetery records 25
  • Marlborough District cemetery records 1
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Josiah Richard McClintock

    Died 1997, aged 80; buried at Ruru Lawn, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Winifred Estelle McClintock

    Died 1988, aged 53; buried at Fairhall Cemetery, Marlborough.

    Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Thomas Leonard McClintock

    Died 1969, aged 48; buried at Bromley Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 26 records for McClintock in New Zealand.

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0) · Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

United Kingdom5 records

5 records of the McClintock name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record S. McClintock

    Lance Corporal, Royal' Irish Rifles. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record D. McClintock

    Royal Irish Rifles. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record H. McClintock

    Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 3 of 5 records for McClintock in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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