MacLellan (surname)

MacLellan, McLellan, or variants thereof, is a surname of Scottish origin, some of whom emigrated to Ireland. The name is an Anglicisation of the Scottish Gaelic Mac Gille Fhaolain (IPA: ˈmaʰkˈkʲiʎəˈɯːɫ̪ɪn), and the Irish Gaelic Mac Giolla Fhaoláin (IPA: ˈmˠakˈɟɪl̪ˠəˈiːl̪ˠaːnʲ), which meant "son of the servant of (Saint) Faolán". The personal name, Faolán, is thought to be a diminutive of faol, meaning "wolf" or "little wolf".

• Abigail McLellan (1969–2009), Scottish artist
• Adam McLellan (1865–1929), Australian politician
• Alan McLellan (born 1958), English cricketer
• Alasdair McLellan (born 1974), British photographer
• Alban MacLellan (1902–1968), Canadian railway foreman and politician from Alberta, Canada
• Alister McLellan (1919–2012), New Zealand mathematician and physicist
• Ally McLellan (1922–2010), Scottish footballer
• Angus MacLellan (born 1992), American rugby union player
• Anne McLellan (born 1950), Deputy Prime Minister of Canada under Paul Martin
• Andrew McLellan, Scots minister of religion and chairman of the McLellan Commission into safeguarding the Scottish Catholic Church
• Archibald McLelan (1824–1890), sixth Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia
• Archibald McLellan (1795–1854), Glasgow coachbuilder, magistrate, councillor, Deacon Convenor of the Glasgow Trades House, and art collector
• Bernard Donald McLellan (1859–1907), Canadian farmer and political figure in Prince Edward Island
• Brian MacLellan (born 1958), Canadian, professional ice hockey player
• Catherine MacLellan, Canadian folk singer-songwriter
• Charles Archibald MacLellan (1885–1961), 20th-century American painter and illustrator
• Daniel McLellan (born 1974), Australian surf swimmer and life saving competitor
• Dave McLellan, automotive engineer for General Motors
• David McLellan (Ontario politician) (1841–1892), mayor of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
• David McLellan (political scientist) (born 1940), political scientist
• Eric McLellan (1916–2010), Archdeacon of Northern France
• Garreth McLellan (born 1982), Former South African professional mixed martial artist
• Gene MacLellan (1938–1995), Canadian, singer-songwriter
• Geoff MacLellan (born 1978), Canadian politician
• George B. McClellan (1826–1885), American Civil War military leader, presidential candidate and Governor of New Jersey
• Gerald McLellan (1932–2009), Canadian ombudsman
• Hugh Dean McLellan (1876–1953), United States District Judge
• Isaac McLellan (1806–1899), American author and poet
• James MacLellan Brown (1886–1967), Scottish architect
• Jennifer McClellan (born 1972), Virginia politician
• Joasaph (McLellan) (1962–2009), US scholar and cleric, head of the ROCOR Russian Ecclesiastical Mission in Jerusalem
• Jock McLellan (1908–1974), New Zealand cricket umpire
• John M'Clellan (1609–1650) Scots Worthy, Presbyterian minister in who attempted to sail to America
• John Maclellan, 3rd Lord Kirkcudbright (died 1664), Scottish, baronet
• Jon MacLellan, computer game editor
• Joseph McLellan (1929–2005), music critic for The Washington Post
• Keith MacLellan (1920–1997), Canadian Diplomat
• Keith McLellan (born 1929), Australian long jump and triple jump athlete and rugby league footballer
• Morag McLellan (born 1990), Scottish field hockey player
• Neil McLellan, producer, composer and mix engineer
• Patrick Maclellan of Bombie (died 1452), Scottish, Sheriff of Galloway
• Peter McLellan (1942–1999), Australian politician
• Richard D. McLellan, American lawyer
• Rob Maclellan (born 1934), Australian politician
• Robert Maclellan, 1st Lord Kirkcudbright (died 1641), Scottish, baronet
• Robert McLellan (1907–1985), Scots dramatist and poet
• Robert A. MacLellan (1882–1968), Canadian politician
• Robert F. McLellan (1914–1988), Canadian politician
• Roberto McLellan (born 1984), Canadian professional boxer
• Russell MacLellan (born 1940), Canadian, politician and Premier of Nova Scotia
• Sally McLellan (born 1986), Australian track and field athlete
• Sandra McLellan (born 1961), Irish Sinn Féin TD
• Sarah McLellan (born 1982), Australian dancer, singer and actress
• Scott McLellan (born 1963), professional ice hockey player
• Silas McLellan (1897–1974), Canadian marathon runner
• Thomas Maclellan, 2nd Lord Kirkcudbright (died 1647), Scottish, baronet
• Thomas Maclellan of Bombie (died 1597), Scottish, Provost of Kirkcudbright
• Todd McLellan (born 1967), Canadian ice hockey player and head coach of the San Jose Sharks
• William Maclellan, 15th-century Scottish noble
• William McLellan (American electrical engineer) (1928–2011), American electrical engineer
• William McLellan (Australian politician) (1831–1906), Australian politician
• William McLellan (Scottish electrical engineer) (1874–1934), Scottish electrical engineer
• William Walker McLellan (1873–1960), manager of the first S. H. Kress store in Memphis, Tennessee
• Yvette McLellan, Australian Paralympic athletics competitor
• Zoe McLellan (born 1974), American actress

See also

• Clan MacLellan
• MacLellan (disambiguation)
• David McLellan (disambiguation)
• Thomas Maclellan (disambiguation)
• William McLellan (disambiguation)

Notes

See also

• MacLelan