Maclellan Family

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About the Maclellan surname

The surname Maclellan is associated with a patronymic formation. The Mac-/Mc- formation is traditionally patronymic and means “son of” in Gaelic languages. The surname may originally have expressed descent before becoming fixed as a hereditary family name. Different families could independently adopt a surname formed from the same given name.

Pronunciation: Mak-lè-lan/maklɛlɑ̃/

Most frequent given names among the Maclellan family

Men

  1. 1Alexander13
  2. 2John11
  3. 3Joseph10
  4. 4Robert6
  5. 5Alexandre5

Women

  1. 1Mary15
  2. 2Margaret9
  3. 3Rita7
  4. 4Catherine6
  5. 5Anne-Marie5
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The Maclellan name in our genealogy archives

783occurrences in our collections
9collections containing this name
1804First mention of the name
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