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MacClean Family Crest
MacClean Family Crest
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Where did the Scottish MacClean family come from? What is the Scottish MacClean family crest and coat of arms? When did the MacClean family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the MacClean family history?

The ancestors of the MacClean family come from the ancient Scottish kingdom of Dalriada. The family name comes from a devotion to St. John. The surname is an Anglicized form of the Gaelic Mac Gille Eathain, a patronymic name meaning "son of the servant of Saint John." The Clan is descended from Eachan Reaganach, (brother of Lachlan the progenitor of the Macleans of Duart). These two brothers were both descended from Gilleathain na Tuaidh, known as 'Gillian of the Battleaxe', a famed warrior of the 5th century. Eachan, or Hector was given the lands of Lochbuie from John, the first Lord of the Isles, some time in the 14th century.

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Historical recordings of the name MacClean include many spelling variations. They are the result of repeated translations of the name from Gaelic to English and inconsistencies in spelling rules. They include MacLean, MacLaine, MacLane, MacLeane, MacClean, MacClain, MacClaine, MacGhille Eoin (Gaelic) and many more.

First found in the Western Isles where the Clan held extensive lands on almost every island in the Western Hebrides.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our MacClean research. Another 274 words(20 lines of text) covering the years 1411, 1500, 1560, 1630, and 1745 are included under the topic Early MacClean History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 34 words(2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early MacClean Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the MacClean family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 165 words(12 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Dalriadan families proliferated in North America. Their descendants still populate many communities in the eastern parts of both the United States and Canada. Some settled in Canada as United Empire Loyalists, in the wake of the American War of Independence. Families on both sides of the border have recovered much of their heritage in the 20th century through Clan societies and highland games. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name MacClean or a variant listed above:

MacClean Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Hugh Macclean, who landed in Maryland in 1747

MacClean Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • David MacClean, who landed in New York, NY in 1811
  • James MacClean, who landed in New York, NY in 1816
  • M MacClean, who landed in New York, NY in 1816

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The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: Virtue mine honour
Motto Translation: Virtue is my honour.

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  9. Bolton, Charles Knowles. Scotch Irish Pioneers In Ulster and America. Montana: Kessinger Publishing. Print.
  10. Fairbairn,. Fairbain's book of Crests of the Families of Great Britain and Ireland, 4th Edition 2 volumes in one. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1968. Print.
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The MacClean Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The MacClean Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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