McLendon Coat of Arms and Surname Origin

McLendon and McClendon are two spellings with one history. Name scholars give the meaning as “Mac Glendon / MacClinton”.

Arms associated with the name

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

Spelling and variants

McLendon drops the “c” of McClendon, a simplification that clerks often made. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written. You may also find the name written Clendon and McClenton.

The 2010 US Census counted 8,453 people named McLendon, ranking it number 4,193 among American surnames. That is enough to place it in the top 5,000 American surnames. Get the complete McLendon report, with a museum-style coat of arms.