MacLaren (surname)
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MacLaren or Maclaren is a surname
of Scottish
and northern Irish
origin. The name is an Anglicisation
of the Gaelic Mac Labhrainn meaning "son of Labhrann". The Gaelic personal name
Labhrann is a Gaelicised form of Lawrence
.
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
of Scottish
Scotland
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and northern Irish
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
origin. The name is an Anglicisation
Anglicisation
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of the Gaelic Mac Labhrainn meaning "son of Labhrann". The Gaelic personal name
Personal name
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Labhrann is a Gaelicised form of Lawrence
Lawrence
-Communities:Australia*Lawrence, New South WalesNew Zealand* Lawrence, New ZealandUnited States* Lawrence, Indiana* Lawrence, Kansas* Lawrence, Massachusetts* Lawrence, Michigan* Lawrence, Nebraska* Lawrence, New York...
.
People with the surname MacLaren
- Alexander Ferguson MacLarenAlexander Ferguson MacLarenAlexander Ferguson MacLaren was a Canadian manufacturer, exporter and politician.Born in Perth, Lanark County, Canada West, the son of John MacLaren, a native of Perthshire, Scotland, MacLaren moved to Cromarty in Perth County with his family while still young...
- Archie MacLaren
- David Laurence MacLarenDavid Laurence MacLarenDavid Laurence MacLaren, was a Canadian politician and the 20th Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick....
- Donald MacLarenDonald MacLarenDonald Roderick MacLaren DSO, MC & Bar, DFC was a Canadian World War I flying ace. He was credited with 54 victories and, after the war, helped found the Royal Canadian Air Force....
- Lady Edith MacLaren
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- Ian MaclarenIan MaclarenIan Maclaren was a Scottish author and theologian.He was the son of John Watson, a civil servant...
- James MacLaren (architect)James MacLaren (architect)James Marjoribanks MacLaren was a Scottish architect associated with the Arts and Crafts movement and the development of Scottish Vernacular architecture...
- James MaclarenJames MaclarenJames MacLaren was an early settler and entrepreneur in western Quebec.He was born in Glasgow, Scotland in 1818. He came to Richmond in Upper Canada with his family in 1822. The family then settled in Torobolton Township and then moved to Wakefield in Lower Canada in the 1840s...
- Jim MacLaren
- Julian MacLaren-RossJulian MacLaren-RossJulian MacLaren-Ross was a British novelist.-Background:Born James McLaren Ross in South Norwood, London in 1912, his father John Lambden Ross was of mixed Scottish and Cuban blood, and his mother, from an Anglo-Indian family, was described as "a magnificent Indian lady and the obvious source of...
- Leon MacLarenLeon MacLarenLeon MacLaren was a barrister, politician, philosopher and the founder of the School of Economic Science MacLaren was inspired by Henry George, Socrates, Dr Francis Roles, Pyotr Ouspensky, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, and finally the philosophy of Advaita Vedānta through the Shankaracharyas of Jyoti...
- Murray MacLarenMurray MacLarenMurray MacLaren, PC was a Canadian politician and the 18th Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick.Born in Richibucto, New Brunswick, he was a physician before being elected to the Canadian House of Commons representing the New Brunswick riding of St. John—Albert in the 1921 federal election...
- Norrie MacLarenNorrie MacLarenNorman Angus MacLaren is a Scottish Highlands-based television and film producer , fashion photographer, scriptwriter, artist, and environmentalist...
- Owen Finlay Maclaren
- Ross MacLarenRoss MacLarenRoss MacLaren, sometimes erroneously spelled McLaren, is a former football Defensive Central Midfielder and coach.-Playing career:...
- Roy MacLarenRoy MacLarenRoy MacLaren, PC , is a Canadian politician, diplomat, historian, and author.Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of British Columbia with a major in History, a Master's degree from St Catharine's College, Cambridge, a Master of...