MacLellan (surname)
Encyclopedia
MacLellan, McLellan, or variants thereof, is a surname
of Irish
and Scottish
origin. The name is an Anglicisation
of the Scottish Gaelic Mac Gille Fhaolain, and the Irish Gaelic Mac Giolla Fhaoláin, which meant "son of the servant of (Saint) Faolán". The personal name personal, Faolán, is thought to be a diminutive
of faol, meaning "wolf" or "little wolf".
Surname
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of Irish
Ireland
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and Scottish
Scotland
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origin. The name is an Anglicisation
Anglicisation
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of the Scottish Gaelic Mac Gille Fhaolain, and the Irish Gaelic Mac Giolla Fhaoláin, which meant "son of the servant of (Saint) Faolán". The personal name personal, Faolán, is thought to be a diminutive
Diminutive
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of faol, meaning "wolf" or "little wolf".
- Anne McLellanAnne McLellan|-...
, the Deputy Prime Minister of Canada under Paul Martin - Brian MacLellanBrian MacLellanBrian John MacLellan is a retired Canadian ice hockey forward.After playing his college hockey at Bowling Green State University, MacLellan signed as a free agent with the Los Angeles Kings in 1982...
, (born 1958), Canadian, professional ice hockey player. - Dave McLellanDave McLellanDave McLellan was an automotive engineer for General Motors, most notably the chief engineer for the Corvette from 1975 until his retirement in 1992....
, automotive engineer for General Motors - David McLellan (Ontario politician), former mayor of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
- David McLellan (academic), political scientist
- Gene MacLellanGene MacLellanGene MacLellan was a Canadian singer-songwriter from Prince Edward Island.Among his notable compositions were "Snowbird", made famous by Anne Murray, "Put Your Hand in the Hand, "The Call", "Pages of Time" and "Thorn in My Shoe"...
, (1938–1995), Canadian, singer-songwriter. - James MacLellan BrownJames MacLellan BrownJames MacLellan Brown was the City Architect of Dundee, Scotland, known for remodelling of Sir John James Burnet's designs and designing the Mills Observatory ....
, Scottish, architect. - John Maclellan, 3rd Lord KirkcudbrightJohn Maclellan, 3rd Lord KirkcudbrightJohn Maclellan, 3rd Lord Kirkcudbright was a Scottish nobleman and royalist.-History:Maclellan, like his father Lord Kirkcudbright , was an ardent Covenanter; he raised levies for the king which he used in the raid on Whigamore in 1648.A zealous Royalist, John Maclellan insisted his vassals take...
, (died 1664), Scottish, baronet. - Jon MacLellanJon MacLellanJon MacLellan is an English computer game level designer. He is best known for his time while working in England for Epic Games' sales, webmaster and technical support office where he was an active part of the game communities surrounding the game studio's games Jazz Jackrabbit 2, and Unreal...
, computer game editor. - Keith MacLellanKeith William MacLellanKeith William MacLellan was a soldier, scholar and Canadian diplomat who helped to shape Canada's post war multi-lateral foreign policy and championed the cause of a federal, united, Canada.- Life and family :...
, (1920–1998), Canadian Diplomat - Patrick Maclellan of BombiePatrick Maclellan of BombiePatrick Maclellan of Bombie Patrick Maclellan of Bombie Patrick Maclellan of Bombie (d. c. 1450 Sheriff of Galloway, then the head of his family, and a staunch royalist declined an invitation to join William Douglas, 8th Earl of Douglas, along with the Earls of Ross and Crawford and Ormond in a...
, (died c.1450), Scottish, Sheriff of Galloway. - Robert Maclellan, 1st Lord KirkcudbrightRobert Maclellan, 1st Lord KirkcudbrightRobert Maclellan, 1st Lord Kirkcudbright was Provost of Kirkcudbright in 1607, and was best known for his riotous behavior...
, (died 1641), Scottish, baronet. - Robert McLellanRobert McLellanRobert McLellan OBE was a Scottish dramatist and poet, mainly writing in the Scots language.-Early life and education:McLellan was born in 1907 at Linmill, a fruit farm in Kirkfieldbank in the Clyde valley, the home of his maternal grandparents. He was educated at Bearsden Academy in Glasgow...
, Scots dramatist and poet - Russell MacLellanRussell MacLellanRussell Gregoire MacLellan is a Canadian politician who served as the 24th Premier of Nova Scotia from 1997 to 1999.MacLellan was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia...
, (born January 16, 1940), Canadian, politician and Premier of Nova Scotia. - Sally McLellanSally McLellanSally Pearson is an Australian athlete. She is the current World Champion in the 100 metres hurdles with a time of 12.28s. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, she won the silver medal in the 100 m hurdles with a time of 12.64s.- Athletic career :Pearson was born in Sydney and moved to the Gold Coast...
, Australian track and field athlete - Sandra McLellanSandra McLellanSandra McLellan is an Irish Sinn Féin politician. She was elected as a Teachta Dála for the Cork East constituency at the 2011 general election, after the 7th count. Previously a SIPTU shop steward she was elected in 2004 as a member of Youghal Town Council, and in 2009 as a member of Cork County...
, Irish Sinn Fein TD - Thomas Maclellan, 2nd Lord KirkcudbrightThomas Maclellan, 2nd Lord KirkcudbrightThomas Maclellan, 2nd Lord Kirkcudbright was a Scottish nobleman, nephew of Robert Maclellan, 1st Lord Kirkcudbright and the son of William Maclellan and Rosina Agnew.Maclellan's support for the Covenanters led to his ruin...
, Scottish, baronet. - Thomas Maclellan of BombieThomas Maclellan of BombieSir Thomas Maclellan was Provost of Kirkcudbright and father of Robert Maclellan, 1st Lord Kirkcudbright. He was responsible for the construction of MacLellan's Castle in the town....
, (died 1597), Scottish, Provost of Kirkcudbright. - Todd McLellanTodd McLellanTodd McLellan is a Canadian former ice hockey player and current head coach of the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League.- Playing career :...
, Canadian ice hockey player and head coach of the San Jose Sharks - William MclellanWilliam MclellanSir William McLellan, created 1st Lord Kirkcudbright, was the son of Sir Thomas of Bombie, and is best remembered for an undertaking inspired by a proclamation of King James II of Scotland that promised the barony of Kirkcudbright to whoever should disperse a troublesome thief known as Black Morrow...
, the son of Sir Patrick of Bombie - William Walker McLellanWilliam Walker McLellanWilliam Walker McLellan was born in Glasgow, Scotland. He came to the United States at the end of the nineteenth century, and began working at a department store in Newark, New Jersey. He became a manager of the first S. H. Kress store in Memphis, Tennessee, and then joined McCrory Stores as a...
, manager of the first S. H. Kress store in Memphis, Tennessee - Zoe McLellanZoe McLellanZoe McLellan is an American actress who is mostly recognized for her roles as Petty Officer Jennifer Coates on JAG and as Lisa George on ABC's Dirty Sexy Money.-Biography:...
, American actress