MacClelland Name Origin and Family Crest

Your MacClelland ancestor may well appear as McClellan in earlier records. Taken at its root, MacClelland points to “Son of St Fillan's servant”.

A variant of McClellan

MacClelland is listed among the recognised spellings of McClellan. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written. The same family of names includes McClelland, MacClellan and Macleland.

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MacClelland coat of arms

Arms linked to McClellan and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

Want more than a summary? See the MacClelland family name pack.