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".McClellan Name Meaning and Origin Retrieved on 2007-12-09 The personal name, Faolán, is thought to be a diminutive of faol, meaning "wolf" or "little wolf".Whelan Name Meaning and Origin Retrieved on 2007-12-09

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 (knight), 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)

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See also MacLelan