MacLaine Family Crest & Name History

Behind the MacLaine surname stands McLean, a Scottish name that clerks and families wrote in more than one way. The name is usually explained as “Son of the servant of St John”.

• You may also find the name written Maclean and McLain.
• Regional accents shaped spellings long before dictionaries fixed them.
• Before spelling was fixed, McLean was also written MacLaine.

Arms associated with the name

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named MacLaine, so the heraldry linked to McLean is a starting point, not an automatic right. Get the complete MacLaine report, with a museum-style coat of arms.