McFarlane

English

Alternative forms

• MacFarlane, McFarlain, McFarlan, McFarland, McFarlen, McFarlin, McFarling

Etymology

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Pharthaláin (“son of Parthalán”), probably a Gaelicized form of the personal name Bartholomew.

Proper noun

McFarlane (plural McFarlanes)

1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, McFarlane is the 3795^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 9319 individuals. McFarlane is most common among White (53.24%) and Black/African American (38.0%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McFarlane”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 552.