McLean

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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

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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.

See also

Surname list
This page lists people with the surname McLean.
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References

  1. ^ "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)
  2. ^ a b c "McLean Name Meaning, Family History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms". HouseOfNames. 12 March 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Blood and Guts, Spartans of the North". McLean Scotland. 7 January 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Welcome from Sir Lachlan". Clan Maclean. Retrieved 13 June 2022.