About the Clendenin Surname

In parish registers, Clendenin often stands in for Clendenning. The name is generally explained as “Someone who came from Glendinning (glen of the fair hill)”.

A variant of Clendenning

Before spelling was fixed, Clendenning was also written Clendenin. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written.

Surname statistics

In the 2010 US Census, 2,315 Americans gave Clendenin as their last name (rank 13,203).

Family crest and blazon

There is no single Clendenin family crest for every bearer. Herald Lab researches the arms historically associated with the name and explains whose they were.

Want more than a summary? See the Clendenin family name pack.