Clendenning Surname Meaning & Origin
What the Clendenning last name means, where the surname began and how it spread.
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Meaning and origin of the Clendenning last name
Meaning of the Clendenning last name: someone who came from Glendinning (glen of the fair hill). Elsdon Smith gives Clendenning a Scottish origin: someone who came from Glendinning (glen of the fair hill), in Scotland. You will now meet the Clendenning last name in the United States, Canada and Australia. Other spellings of the Clendenning name: Clendenin.
Arms associated with the Clendenning name
Sharing a surname establishes no coat of arms entitlement; heraldry follows documented individual lineages.
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Clendenning name FAQ
What does the Clendenning name mean?
Someone who came from Glendinning (glen of the fair hill). Common variants include Clendenin.
Where does the Clendenning surname come from?
It originates in Scotland, and is also found in the United States and Canada.
Is there a Clendenning coat of arms?
Arms were granted to individuals rather than to everyone with a surname. Herald Lab paints a personalized Clendenning coat of arms in museum style, based on historic heraldry.
Sources: Elsdon C. Smith, Dictionary of American Family Names (1956), individual surname entries; modern indexed dictionary entries supersede conflicting interpretations.; Forebears, Surnam.es and individual surname distribution references.