The McLain Family Name

McLain is best understood together with McLean: both are Scottish spellings of one family name.

What is the meaning of McLain?

Read literally, McLain points to “Son of the servant of St John”.

How is McLain related to McLean?

McLain is listed among the recognised spellings of McLean. You may also find the name written Maclean and MacLaine.

Does every McLain family have a crest?

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named McLain, so the heraldry linked to McLean is a starting point, not an automatic right.

Get the complete McLain report, with a museum-style coat of arms.