McLachlan ( ), MacLachlan 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
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