Given name & surname

Mclellan

“son of the servant of Faolán”

McLellan is a surname from Scottish Gaelic.

Meaning & origin

What it means

McLellan is a form of McClellan. McClellan goes back to Irish Mac Giolla Fhaoláin, meaning “son of the servant of Faolán.”

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Where it comes from

McLellan is a form of McClellan. McClellan comes from Scottish Gaelic, and ultimately from Irish.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Mclellan’s family of names

In English usage, Mclellan as a surname has a related form in MCCLELLAN.

Walk Mclellan’s family in the name graph

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Nicknames & forms 1

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Spellings & scripts 1

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Similar names

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Gaelic

McLuhan

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Gaelic

Mcclaran

McClaran is a surname from Scottish Gaelic.

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Gaelic

McPhedran

“son of Pheadaran”

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Irish

Mcclanahan

“son of Leanachán”

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Gaelic

Mcewan

“son of Eòghan”

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Gaelic

Mclerie

McLerie is a surname from Scottish Gaelic.

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Gaelic

Mclester

“son of the fletcher (arrow-maker)”

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Gaelic

Mcclaren

McClaren is a surname from Scottish Gaelic.

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54% boys · 46% girls

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