McFarlane
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English
Alternative forms
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)
- A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, McFarlane is the 3795th 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.