MacLean, also spelt Maclean and McLean, is a Scottish Gaelic surname (Mac Gille Eathain, or, Mac Giolla Eóin in Irish Gaelic), Eóin being a Gaelic form of Johannes (John). The clan surname is an Anglicisation of the Scottish Gaelic "Mac Gille Eathain", a patronymic meaning "son of Gillean". Gillean means "the Servant of [Saint] John [the Baptist]"),[1] named for Gilleathain na Tuaidh, known as "Gillian of the Battleaxe", a famous 5th century warrior.[2]
Eachan Reaganach and his brother Lachlan were descended from Gilleathain na Tuaidh, and are the progenitors of the clan. The family grew very powerful throughout the Hebrides and Highlands[2] through alliances with the Catholic Church in Scotland in the 9th century, the MacDonalds in the 13th century, and the MacKays and MacLeods in the 16th century.[3] Other spellings of the name include McClean, MacLaine, McLaine, McLain, MacLane, and many others.[2]
Duart Castle is the seat of Clan MacLean.[4]
McLean
- Aaron McLean (born 1983), English professional footballer
- Adam McLean, Scottish authority on alchemical texts and symbolism
- Agnes McLean (1918–1994), Scottish trade unionist and politician
- AJ McLean (born 1978), American musician and singer
- Al McLean (born 1937), Canadian politician from Ontario
- Alan McLean (New Zealand cricketer) (1911–2003), New Zealand cricketer
- Alex McLean (born 1975), British musician and software researcher
- Allan McLean (Australian politician) (1840–1911), Premier of Victoria 1899–1900, Gippsland's first Federal representative 1901-1906
- Allan McLean (outlaw) (1855–1881), Canadian outlaw and son of Donald McLean, fur trader and explorer
- Andrea McLean, British weather forecaster and television personality
- Angela McLean (biologist), University of Oxford Professor of Mathematical Biology
- Angela McLean, Lieutenant-Governor of Montana (2014-16)
- Archibald McLean (disambiguation), various
- Bethany McLean, business writer for Vanity Fair magazine; formerly Fortune magazine; well known for her work in uncovering the Enron scandal
- Bill McLean (1918-1996), Australian soldier and rugby union player, Wallabies captain
- Bitty McLean, British/Jamaican reggae singer
- Bruce McLean, Scottish artist
- Brian McLean (disambiguation), various
- Bryan McLean (1946–1998), American rock musician
- Daniel McLean (disambiguation), various
- David McLean (disambiguation), various
- David McLean (businessman) (born 1938), founder of the McLean Group of Companies
- Des McLean, Scottish stand-up comedian, actor and presenter
- Dominique "SonicFox" McLean (born 1991), American esports player
- Don McLean (born 1945), American singer and songwriter
- Donald McLean (fur trader) (1805–1864), Hudson's Bay Company fur trader and explorer, father of outlaw Allan McLean
- Donald McLean (New Zealand politician) (1820–1877), New Zealand politician and government official
- Donald McLean (pastoralist) (1780–1855) pioneer wheat farmer of South Australia
- Doug McLean, Jr. (1912–1961), Australian rugby union and rugby league player
- Doug McLean, Sr. (1880–1947), Australian rugby union and rugby league player
- Edward Beale McLean (1889–1941), American newspaper publisher, Washington Post
- Ernest McLean (1926–2012), American R&B guitarist
- Ernie McLean (politician), Canadian politician
- Errol McLean (born 1952), Guyanese cyclist
- Evalyn Walsh McLean (1886–1947), American Washington socialite, wife of Edward Beale McLean
- Francis H. McLean (1869-1945), American social work pioneer, leader in the Charity Organization Society Movement
- George F. McLean (1929–2016), American philosopher
- George P. McLean (1857–1932), American politician
- Gloria Hatrick McLean (1918–1994), wife of American actor Jimmy Stewart
- G. S. McLean, founder and long-time past President of Full Gospel Bible Institute (now Eston College), pastor, lecturer and writer
- Ian McLean (1929–1965), Australian rules footballer
- Ian McLean (politician) (born 1934), New Zealand politician
- Jamel McLean (born 1988), American basketball player
- John McLean (1785–1861), American politician and jurist from Ohio
- John McLean (disambiguation), other people named John McLean
- Jackie McLean (1931–2006), American jazz musician
- James "Buddy" McLean, Irish-American gangster
- James Hamilton McLean (1936–2016), American malacologist
- Jason C. McLean (born 1977), Canadian stage actor
- Jim McLean (1937–2020), Scottish football player and manager
- Jock McLean (1908–1988), Scottish footballer
- John McLean (1785–1861), American politician and jurist from Ohio
- John McLean (Illinois politician) (1791–1830), American politician from Illinois
- Kenny McLean (born 1992), Scottish footballer
- Kirk McLean (born 1966), Canadian professional ice hockey player
- Lachlan McLean (news anchor) (born 1968), American radio broadcaster
- Lenny McLean a.k.a. “Guv'nor” (1949–1998), English weightlifter and boxer
- Luke McLean (born 1987), Australian-born Italian rugby union player
- Mable Parker McLean (1922–2012), American academic administrator
- Malcom McLean (1914–2001), inventor of containerized shipping
- McLean (singer) (born 1980), Anthony McLean a British singer previously known as Digga.
- McLean Stevenson (1929–1996), American actor
- Martha McLean, local activist
- Margaret McLean (1845–1923), Australian women's rights advocate
- Matt McLean, American swimmer
- Matt McLean (racing driver), racing driver
- Matty McLean (born 1986), New Zealand television presenter
- Max McLean (born 1953), stage actor, writer, and producer
- Michelle McLean (contemporary), Namibian woman crowned Miss Universe in 1992
- Motto McLean (1925–2019), Canadian ice hockey player
- Nathaniel McLean (1815–1905), Union Army Civil War general
- Nixon McLean (born 1973), West Indian cricketer
- Paul McLean (rugby union) (born 1953), Australian rugby union player and rugby union administrator
- Ray (Scooter) McLean, head coach of the Green Bay Packers football team in 1958
- Roderick McLean (19th century), Scottish poet who attempted to assassinate Queen Victoria
- Samuel McLean (U.S. Consul), U.S. Consul for Trinidad de Cuba; 1849–1853, born 1797 in Alexandria, Virginia
- Samuel McLean (congressman), Congressman for Montana, born 1826 in Summit Hill, Pennsylvania
- Samuel McLean (Canadian politician), politician of the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador
- Sara McLean, former Miss Scotland 2011 runner-up and Big Brother 2012 housemate
- Stuart or Stewart McLean, various
- Tim McLean (1986–2008), Canadian murder victim
- Tommy McLean (born 1947), Scottish football player and manager
- Tre McLean (born 1993), American basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Walter McLean (born 1936), Canadian clergyman and politician from British Columbia, Manitoba, and Ontario
- William B. McLean (1914-1976), United States Navy physicist, conceived and developed the heat-seeking Sidewinder missile
- Wilmer McLean (1814-1882), American farmer in whose house the American Civil war ended in 1865
MacLean
- Alex MacLean (born 1947), American photographic artist
- Alick Maclean (1872–1936), English composer
- Alistair MacLean (1922–1987), Scottish novelist
- Allan Maclean of Torloisk, officer in the British Army responsible for Canada not taken over by rebels during the American War of Independence
- Alejandro Maclean, Spanish film producer and aerobatics pilot
- Alison Maclean, Canadian film director of music videos
- Andrew Dyas MacLean (1896–1971), Canadian naval officer and publisher
- Angus MacLean (1915–2000), Canadian politician, former Premier of Prince Edward Island
- Archer Maclean (contemporary), British computer games programmer
- Archibald MacLean, British Army and Royal Air Force officer
- Bonnie MacLean, American artist
- Brett MacLean (born 1988), Canadian ice hockey player
- Bryan MacLean (1946–1998), American singer, guitarist and songwriter
- Calum Maclean (folklorist) (1915–1960), Scottish folklorist, collector, ethnographer and author
- Charles Hector Fitzroy Maclean of Duart, Baron Maclean (1916–1990), Scottish nobleman, Lord Chamberlain to Queen Elizabeth II 1971–1984
- Craig MacLean (born 1971), Scottish track cyclist
- Danielle MacLean (fl.1990s–present), Australian filmmaker
- David Maclean (born 1953), English politician from Penrith and The Border
- Don Maclean (comedian) (born 1944), British comedian and television host
- Don MacLean (basketball) (born 1970), American basketball player and broadcaster
- Sir Donald Maclean (British politician) (1864–1932), English politician
- Donald Maclean (spy) (1913–1983), British intelligence agent and spy for the Soviet Union during WWII
- Doug MacLean (born 1954), Canadian sportscaster and former head coach and general manager
- Dougie MacLean (born 1954), Scottish singer-songwriter
- Douglas MacLean (1890–1967), American silent motion picture actor, producer, and writer
- Eileen MacLean (1949–1996), American educator and politician
- Every Maclean (fl. 1870s), member of the New Zealand Legislative Council
- Sir Ewen Maclean, professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
- Sir Fitzroy Maclean, 1st Baronet (1911–1996), Scottish diplomat, adventurer, writer, and politician
- Sir George Maclean, (1795-1861), Commissary General in the British Army.
- George Maclean (1801-1847), Governor of Gold Coast
- Harry Aubrey de Maclean (1848–1920), (Kaïd, General Sir), soldier and instructor to the Moroccan army
- Hector MacLean (disambiguation)
- Hector Lachlan Stewart MacLean (1871–1897), Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross
- James Mackenzie Maclean (1835-1906), Welsh politician
- Jill MacLean (born 1941), English-Canadian author
- John Duncan MacLean (1873–1948), Canadian politician, Premier of British Columbia 1927–1928
- John Maclean MA (1879–1923), Scottish politician
- John Frederick MacLean (1921-1973) American sports broadcaster
- John MacLean (ice hockey) (born 1964), Canadian professional ice hockey player
- John Norman Maclean (contemporary), American author
- The Juan MacLean, American electronic musician
- Karon MacLean, American and Canadian computer scientist and mechanical engineer
- Katherine MacLean (1925-2019), American science fiction author
- Kenny MacLean (1956–2008), Scottish-Canadian musician
- Kirsty Maclean (born 2005), Scottish footballer
- Malcolm Alexander MacLean (1842–1895), Canadian politician, Mayor of Vancouver, BC 1886–1887
- MacLean & MacLean, a comedy/parody duo in Canada
- Melinda MacLean (born 1946), Canadian politician
- Nancy MacLean (born 1959), American historian
- Natalie MacLean, Canadian wine writer
- Neil Maclean (politician) (1875–1953), Scottish politician
- Norman Maclean (1902–1990), American novelist and academic
- Norman Hector Mackinnon Maclean (Tormod MacGill-Eain) (1936-2017), Scottish Gaelic comedian, novelist, poet, musician and broadcaster.
- Paul MacLean (ice hockey) (born 1958), Canadian ice hockey player
- Paul D. MacLean (1913–2007), American physician and brain scientist
- Rachel Maclean, a Scottish multi-media artist
- Rachel Maclean (born 1965), UK politician
- Ranald MacLean (born 1938), Scottish judge
- Robert MacLean (born 1970), American Air Force, Border Patrol, and Federal Air Marshal Service veteran
- Rob MacLean (born 1958), Scottish television presenter, football commentator and sports writer
- Ronald MacLean Abaroa (born 1949), Bolivian politician
- Ron MacLean (born 1960), Canadian sportscaster
- Rory MacLean (born 1954), Canadian and British author
- Sarah Jean Munro Maclean (1873–1952), Canadian painter
- Sorley MacLean (1911–1996), Scottish Scots Gaelic poet
- Steven MacLean (disambiguation), various
- Tara MacLean (born 1973), Canadian singer and songwriter
- Veronica Maclean (1920–2005), British food writer and hotelier
- Vince MacLean (born 1944), Canadian politician and former Speaker of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly
McClean
Maclean Feudal Barons in Scotland
- The Honorable Sir Lachlan Maclean of Duart Baron of Duart
- Sir Charles Edward Maclean of Dunconnel Bt, 2nd Baronet of Strachur and Glensluain, Baron Strachur, and 16th Hereditary Keeper and Captain of Dunconnel in the Isles of The Sea
- Lorne Gillean Ian Mclaine of Lochbuie Baron of Moy
- Malcolm Fraser Maclean of Kingairloch Baron of Kingairloch
- Kenneth Lee MacLean Baron of Denboig
- David Ian Mclean Baron of Preston
Maclean Life Peers
Fictional characters
- Chris McLean, host of the Total Drama series
- Lord Maclean, a character in "The Revenge of Hamish", a poem by Sydney Lanier
- Tristan McLean, the mortal father of Piper McLean created by Rick Riordan.
- Will McLean, narrator in the 1980 novel The Lords of Discipline by Pat Conroy
- Piper McLean, a character in Rick Riordan's The Heroes of Olympus series. She is a demigod daughter of Aphrodite and Tristan McLean.
- Lucy MacLean, a protagonist of the Fallout TV series, where she portays a vault dweller in search of her father Hank MacLean.
- Hank MacLean, a character in the Fallout TV Series, Lucy MacLean's father and the Overseer of Vault 33.
See also
References
- ^ "Mclean Name Meaning & Mclean Family History". Ancestry. Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press. 12 December 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ a b c "McLean Name Meaning, Family History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms". HouseOfNames. 12 March 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ "Blood and Guts, Spartans of the North". McLean Scotland. 7 January 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ "Welcome from Sir Lachlan". Clan Maclean. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
