McClelan Coat of Arms and Surname Origin

Search old registers for McClelan and you will soon meet McClellan too.

What is the meaning of McClelan?

Surname dictionaries give the meaning as “Son of St Fillan's servant”.

How is McClelan related to McClellan?

Without the “l” of McClellan, McClelan is a simpler written form of the same name. You may also find the name written McLelan, McClelland and MacClellan.

Is there a McClelan coat of arms?

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

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