Clendenning

surname · Latin script

Meaning: variant of Glendinning with devoiced initial consonant

/ˌkɫɛnˈdɛnɪŋ/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated

Clendenning is a surname written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in the United States.

rarermore common
  • USUnited States
  • CACanada
  • GBUnited Kingdom

Where the name is found, darker where our sources hold more of it. No national register counts its bearers anywhere we hold data, so the map carries no figures. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.

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Meaning & origin(measured from records)

variant of Glendinning with devoiced initial consonant. Further information: This is one of a group of variants which, although rare or extinct in Britain, are thriving in the USA.

Sources 1

  • The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland

Attested in 1 language in the etymology graph.

Where in the world(measured from records)

Recorded in:

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Other recorded senses(measured from records)

Clendenning is also recorded in one other lexicon, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

  • In English, A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

    as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Notable people with this name(measured from records)

  • Oscar Hammerstein IIb. 1895USnot in their usual nameAmerican librettist, lyricist, theatrical producer, and director of musicals (1895–1960)
  • Jordan Clendenningb. 1987CACanadian ice hockey player

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

How to address them(machine-generated)

FormalDear Clendenning,
InformalHello,

Evidence(measured from records)

Attested in 6 sources across 1 country.

Official registers attesting Clendenning
CountryRegisterYearCountRank
US United StatesCensus Bureau — Surname Frequency 20102010553#39,717
US United StatesCensus Bureau — Surname Frequency 20202020537#43,339
US United StatesCensus Bureau — Surname Frequency 20002000517#39,946
US United Stateswru Name Dictionary — US surnames, Census 2010 subset (Khanna et al.)———

Reference works 2

  • The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland
  • Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)

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Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

Where does the name Clendenning come from?
variant of Glendinning with devoiced initial consonant. Further information: This is one of a group of variants which, although rare or extinct in Britain, are thriving in the USA. Recorded by The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland.
How do you pronounce Clendenning?
A machine transcription gives /ˌkɫɛnˈdɛnɪŋ/ (IPA) for English.
What does the name Clendenning mean?
Recorded meaning: variant of Glendinning with devoiced initial consonant.
In which country does Clendenning have the most bearers?
Clendenning is most frequently recorded in the United States.

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About this data

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Cite this page Mondonomo, “Clendenning”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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