McLean

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]

• 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 (politician) (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

• 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
• Edwin L. MacLean (1890–1968), American politician and lawyer
• 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
  • Steven MacLean (astronaut) (born 1954), Canadian astronaut
  • Steve MacLean (footballer) (born 1982), retired Scottish footballer and current first team coach at St. Johnstone
• 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

• James McClean (born 1989), Irish footballer

• 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

• Charles Maclean, Baron Maclean
• David Maclean, Baron Blencathra

• 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.

• Clan Maclean
• Maclean baronets
• John McClane, fictional character
• MacLaine surnames
• McLaine surnames
• McLain surnames
• MacLane surnames

Surname list

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