On the Scottish west coast, the McFarlant family was born among the ancient Dalriadan clans. Their name comes from the
personal name Parlan, which is the Gaelic equivalent of
Bartholomew. The Gaelic form of the name is
Mac Pharlain. Early Origins of the McFarlant family
The surname McFarlant was first found in
Aberdeenshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Obar Dheathain), a historic county, and present day Council Area of Aberdeen, located in the Grampian region of northeastern
Scotland, where they were descended from the ancient Chief Allan, son of Farlane and settled in Strathdonn in
Aberdeenshire about the 9th century.
Early History of the McFarlant family
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McFarlant Spelling Variations
In various documents McFarlant has been spelled Since medieval scribes still spelled according to sound, records from that era contain an enormous number of
spelling variations. MacFarlane, MacFarlain, MacFarlan, MacFarland, MacParlan, MacParland, MacPartland, MacPartlin, MacPharlane, MacPharlin, MacPharlan and many more.
Early Notables of the McFarlant family (pre 1700)
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Migration of the McFarlant family to Ireland
Some of the McFarlant family moved to
Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Migration of the McFarlant family to the New World and Oceana
Significant portions of the populations of both the United States and Canada are still made up of the ancestors of Dalriadan families. Some of those in Canada originally settled the United States, but went north as United Empire Loyalists in the American
War of Independence. The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw the ancestors of many Scots on both sides of the border begin to recover their collective national heritage through
Clan societies and highland games. Some of the first North American settlers carried this name or one of its variants: John MacFarlan settled in Charles Town [Charleston], South Carolina in 1766; Alexander, Andrew, Daniel, Hugh, George, Henry, James, John, Mary, Patrick, Robert and William MacFarland all arrived in Philadelphia between 1840 and 1860.