Surname Spotlight: McClintock

McClintock is a last name with a clear footprint in official records. The 2010 census count for McClintock in the United States was 9,141, good for rank 3,879. It sits among the 5,000 most common last names in the country.

• The meaning of McClintock is not given in the reference works we use for these short pages; a full report traces it from your own family's records.

McClintock coat of arms

There is no single McClintock family crest for all bearers; the honest first step is to find out which McClintock line, if any, bore arms. For the full story, order the McClintock surname pack.