{{about|the personal name}} {{use dmy dates|date=June 2022}} {{Infobox name | name = MacLean | image = Clan member crest badge - Clan Maclean.svg | image_size = | caption = Clan Maclean Crest Badge | romanisation = | pronunciation = | gender = | masculine = | feminine = | meaning = Son of Gillean | motto = | region = Scotland | language = Gaelic | languageorigin = | origin = | alternative spelling = Mclean | nickname = | shortform = M'Lean | petname = | variant forms = | related names = {{plainlist| *McClean *MacLaine * McLaine * McLain * MacLane * MacClean * MacLain * McLane * McClain * McClaine * MacClain * MacClaine }} | cognate = | anglicisation = | name day = | derived = | derivative = | derivation = | seealso = | popularity = | footnotes = }}
'''MacLean''', also spelt '''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 [[John the Baptist|[Saint] John [the Baptist]]]"),<ref name=anc>{{cite web | title=Mclean Name Meaning & Mclean Family History | website=Ancestry | date=12 December 2019 | url=https://www.ancestry.com.au/name-origin?surname=mclean | access-date=13 June 2022| others=Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press}}</ref> named for Gilleathain na Tuaidh, known as "Gillian of the Battleaxe", a famous 5th century warrior.<ref name=hon/>
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<ref name=hon>{{cite web | title=McLean Name Meaning, Family History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms | website=HouseOfNames | date=12 March 2021 | url=https://www.houseofnames.com/mclean-family-crest | access-date=13 June 2022}}</ref> 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.<ref name=blood>{{cite web | title=Blood and Guts, Spartans of the North | website=McLean Scotland | date=7 January 2019 | url=https://mcleanscotland.com/blood-guts-spartans-north/ | access-date=13 June 2022}}</ref> Other spellings of the name include McClean, MacLaine, McLaine, McLain, MacLane, and many others.<ref name=hon/>
Duart Castle is the seat of Clan MacLean.<ref>{{cite web | title=Welcome from Sir Lachlan | website=Clan Maclean | url=http://www.maclean.org/welcome-from-the-chief.php | access-date=13 June 2022}}</ref>
== 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 (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 * Daniel McLean (disambiguation), various * David McLean (disambiguation), various * David McLean (businessman) (born 1938), founder of the McLean Group of Companies * Derek McLean (1932–2025), English footballer * 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'' * Emily Nelson Ritchie McLean (1859–1916), American civic leader * 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 * 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 * Lachlan McLean (footballer) (born 1996), Australian former soccer player * 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 (1985–2008), 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 * Billy Joe MacLean (1936–2025), Canadian politician * 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 * Kyle MacLean (born 1999), American ice hockey player * Loudoun MacLean (1893–?), British World War I flying ace * 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 * William Q. MacLean Jr. (1934–2026), American politician
==McClean== * James McClean (born 1989), Irish footballer
==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== * Charles Maclean, Baron Maclean * David Maclean, Baron Blencathra
== Fictional characters == * Chris McLean, host of the ''Total Drama'' series * Lord Maclean, a character in "The Revenge of Hamish", a poem by Sidney 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 portrays 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== * Clan Maclean * Maclean baronets * John McClane, fictional character * MacLaine surnames * McLaine surnames * McLain surnames * MacLane surnames
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