{{TOC right}} '''McLachlan''' ({{IPAc-en|m|ə|ˈ|k|l|ɒ|x|l|ə|n}} {{respell|mə|KLOKH|lən}}),<ref>{{citation|last=Wells|first=John C.|year=2008|title=Longman Pronunciation Dictionary|edition=3rd|publisher=Longman|isbn=9781405881180}}</ref> '''McLachlan''' or '''McLaglen''' is a surname. It is derived from the Irish ''MacLachlainn'', which is in turn a patronymic form of the Gaelic personal name ''Lachlann''. Notable people with the surname include:
==McLachlan== *Alexander McLachlan (politician) (1872–1956), Australian senator *Alexander McLachlan (poet) (1818–1896), Scottish-born Canadian poet *Andrew McLachlan (born 1966), Australian politician, army man and lawyer *Angus McLachlan (born 1944), Australian pastoralist and former first-class cricketer *Ben McLachlan (born 1992), New Zealand–Japanese tennis player *C. Ian McLachlan (born 1942), justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court *Craig McLachlan (born 1965), Australian actor and singer *Ed McLachlan (1940–2024), English cartoonist and illustrator *George McLachlan (1901–1964), Scottish footballer *Ian McLachlan (born 1936), Australian landowner *James McLachlan (disambiguation), multiple people *Jimmy McLachlan, Scottish footballer *John McLachlan (disambiguation), multiple people *Jon McLachlan (1949–2024), New Zealand rugby union player *Laurentia McLachlan (1866–1953), Scottish Benedictine nun *Mark McLachlan (born 1990), American product and game designer *Michael A. McLachlan (born 1958), American politician *Mike McLachlan (1946–2021), American politician *Robert McLachlan (disambiguation), multiple people *Roger McLachlan (1954–2025), New Zealand bass guitarist based in Australia *Sarah McLachlan (born 1968), Canadian musician *Tanner McLachlan (born 1999), Canadian American football player *Tom McLachlan (1912–1986), Australian rugby league footballer *Virginia McLachlan (born 1992), Canadian Paralympic sprinter
==MacLachlan== *Angus MacLachlan (born 1959), playwright and screenwriter *Crawford Maclachlan (1867–1952), British admiral *Ewen MacLachlan (1775–1822), Scottish Gaelic scholar and poet *Kyle MacLachlan (born 1959), American actor *Malcolm MacLachlan, Professor of Global Health at Trinity College Dublin *Patricia MacLachlan (1938–2022), American children's writer *Ross MacLachlan (born 1957), Canadian singer and pianist *James MacLachlan (1919–1943), British Royal Air Force pilot and flying ace of the Second World War
==McLaglen== *Victor McLaglen (1886–1959), British-born American actor
==Clan== * Clan Maclachlan, Scottish clan
==Fictional characters== *Ryan McLachlan, fictional character *Tiffany McLachlan, fictional character
==See also== * McLachlin (surname) * McLoughlin * Lachlan (disambiguation) * McLoughlin, for the Irish origins of the name
==References== {{reflist}}
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Category:Surnames of Scottish origin Category:Patronymic surnames