MacFarlane
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See also: Macfarlane and macfarlane
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Variant spelling of McFarlane.
Proper noun
MacFarlane (plural MacFarlanes)
- A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census (disregarding the use of punctuation marks or capitals), MACFARLANE is the 7243rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4605 individuals. MACFARLANE is most common among White (93.22%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “MacFarlane”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 483.