McLennan, MacLennan and Maclennan are surnames derived from the

Scottish Gaelic Scottish Gaelic ( gd, Gàidhlig ), also known as Scots Gaelic and Gaelic, is a Goidelic language (in the Celtic branch of the Indo-European language family) native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a Goidelic language, Scottish Gaelic, as well as ...

. Notable people with the surname include:

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* Andrew McLennan, New Zealand musician and songwriter better known as Andrew Snoid *

Andrew Robert McLennan Andrew Robert McLennan was a business man and politician from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of Edmonton City Council from 1918 to 1922 and also served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1921 to 1925 sitting with the ...

(1871–1943), Canadian politician * Azlan McLennan (born 1975), Australian artist *

Bill McLennan William Patrick McLennan (26 January 1942 – 19 March 2022) was an Australian statistician who was Director of the Central Statistical Office (CSO) of the United Kingdom and Australian Statistician, head of the Australian Bureau of Statistics ...

(born 1942), Australian statistician * Connor McLennan (born 1999), Scottish footballer * Danny McLennan (1925–2004), Scottish football player and manager * Donald R. McLennan (1873–1944), American business executive *

Ethel Irene McLennan Ethel Irene McLennan (15 March 1891 – 12 June 1983) was an Australian botanist, mycologist and educator. Personal life and early career The daughter of George McLennan and Eleanor Tucker, she was born in Williamstown, Victoria and was edu ...

(1891–1983), Australian botanist and educator *

Freddie McLennan Freddie McLennan (born 8 February 1951) is a former Irish rugby union international player, playing for Ireland national rugby union team, Ireland on the left wing. McLennan was educated at Newbridge College and played schools rugby for them. ...

(born 1951), Irish rugby union international *

G. S. McLennan Pipe Major George Stewart McLennan (9 February 1883 – 31 May 1929) was a Scottish Great Highland bagpipe, bagpipe player. He was a successful solo piper, as well as a pipe major and composer. Life He was born on 9 February 1883 at 105 St. Leo ...

(1883–1929), Scottish bagpipe player *

Gordon McLennan (politician) Gordon McLennan (12 May 1924 – 21 May 2011) was a Scottish political activist and draughtsperson who was General Secretary of the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB) from 1975 to 1990. Background Born in Glasgow, McLennan worked as an e ...

(1924–2011), Scottish leader of the Communist Party of Great Britain * Gordon McLennan (rugby league) (1914–1966), Australian rugby league footballer *

Grant McLennan Grant William McLennan (12 February 19586 May 2006) was an Australian alternative rock singer-songwriter-guitarist. He co-founded the Go-Betweens with Robert Forster in Brisbane in 1977. In addition to his work with the Go-Betweens (1977–89, ...

(1958–2006), Australian singer-songwriter with the band The Go-Betweens * Gregor McLennan (born 1952), British sociologist * Hector McLennan, Australian suffragist *

Jamie McLennan Jamie McLennan (born June 30, 1971) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who is now an analyst for TSN, TSN Radio 1050, NBC Sports and NHL Network. He spent eleven seasons in the National Hockey League with the New York Isl ...

(born 1971), Canadian ice hockey player *

John McLennan ''For other people with the same or similar name see John McLennan (disambiguation) .'' John McLennan (February 26, 1821 – December 18, 1893) was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He represented Glengarry as a Liberal-Conservative ...

(1821–1893), Canadian politician and businessman *

John Cunningham McLennan Sir John Cunningham McLennan, (October 14, 1867 – October 9, 1935) was a Canadian physicist. Born in Ingersoll, Ontario, the son of David McLennan and Barbara Cunningham, he was the director of the physics laboratory at the University of ...

(1867–1935), Canadian physicist *

John Ferguson McLennan John Ferguson McLennan FRSE LLD (14 October 1827 – 16 June 1881), was a Scottish advocate, social anthropologist and ethnologist. Life He was born in Inverness, the son of John McLennan, an insurance agent, and his wife, Jessie Ross. He was ...

(1827–1881), Scottish ethnologist * Kenneth McLennan (1925–2005), American military general * Margo McLennan (1938–2004), English television actor *

Mark McLennan Mark McLennan (born 28 April 1991) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a right back for Irvine Meadow in the Scottish Junior Football Association, West Region. He has previously played in the Scottish Premier League for St Mirren ...

(born 1991), Scottish footballer *

Neil McLennan Neil McLennan (September 2, 1777, 1778, or 1787 – 1867) was an early Scottish-American settler of Texas. McLennan County, Texas, was named for him. McLennan was born on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. In 1801, he and a large group of family ...

(died 1867), Scottish-American settler *

Nick McLennan Nick McLennan (born 23 June 1988) is a New Zealand born Rugby Union footballer who plays as Stand-off/ Fullback/Centre for Edinburgh Rugby in the Pro14 and the Scotland Sevens team. Born in New Zealand, he qualifies for Scotland through his ...

(born 1988), New Zealand rugby union player *

Paul McLennan Paul Stewart McLennan is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician who has been the Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for East Lothian since 2021. He has served as a local councillor for the Dunbar and East Linton multi-member ward of ...

( 2020s), Scottish politician *

Ross McLennan (singer) Ross James McLennan is an Australian indie rock musician and songwriter. He was the founding mainstay of indie guitar pop band, Snout, from 1991 to 2002. He undertook a side project, Meuscram, with his younger brother, Lindsay (a.k.a. Link Meani ...

, Australian singer *

Ross McLennan (drummer) Ross McLennan is an Australian drummer, best known as a member of Australian rock band The Predators. Prior to performing for The Predators, McLennan also drummed for Far Out Corporation, a rock band led by Grant McLennan (no relation). He al ...

, Australian drummer *

Scotty McLennan William L. McLennan, Jr. (born on November 21, 1948), better known as Scotty McLennan, is an American Unitarian Universalist minister, lawyer, professor, published author, public speaker and senior administrator at Stanford University in Stanf ...

(born 1948), American minister of religion, academic, lawyer and author *

Farquhar McLennan Farquhar is a surname of Scottish origin, derived from the Scottish Gaelic ''fearchar'', from ''fear'' ("man") and ''car'' ("beloved"). Farquharson is a further derivation of the name, meaning "son of Farquhar". The name originated as a given nam ...

(born 1892), Toronto footballer, CEF - killed in action June 13,1916, Battle of Sanctuary Wood, Belgium

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Angus MacLennan Angus MacLennan (May 3, 1844 – August 27, 1908) was a Canadian politician. Born in Dunvegan, Inverness County, on Nova Scotia's Cape Breton Island, MacLennan was the Liberal Member of Parliament for the House of Commons of Canada riding ...

(1844–1908), Canadian politician *

Carol MacLennan Carol may refer to: People with the name *Carol (given name) *Henri Carol (1910–1984), French composer and organist *Martine Carol (1920–1967), French film actress * Sue Carol (1906–1982), American actress and talent agent, wife of actor Al ...

(born 1941), Educator/Academic, New Zealand, China, Hong Kong * David MacLennan (1937–2020), Canadian biochemist and geneticist *

Hector MacLennan Sir Hector MacLennan FRCP FRCPGlas FRCOG (1 November 1905 – 6 January 1978) was a Scottish gynaecologist, knighted in the 1965 Birthday Honours. He was President of the Royal Society of Medicine from 1967 to 1969. His son, Robert was enno ...

, (1905–1978), Scottish gynaecologist *

Hugh Dan MacLennan Hugh Dan MacLennan (Scottish Gaelic: ''Ùisdean MacIllFhinnein'') is a Scottish broadcaster, author and sporting academic with specific interest in the sport of shinty. A fluent Gaelic speaker from Lochaber, he attended the University of Glasgow ...

, Scottish broadcaster and writer *

James Maclennan James Maclennan (March 17, 1833 – June 9, 1915) was a Canadian lawyer, politician, and Puisne judge of the Supreme Court of Canada. Born in the township of Lancaster, Upper Canada (now Ontario), the son of Roderick Maclennan and Mary Ma ...

(1833–1915) Canadian lawyer, politician, and judge * John Hugh MacLennan (1907–1990), Canadian author and academic *

Matt MacLennan Matt MacLennan is a television writer/producer in both comedy/drama. Matt has also written for film and video games like '' Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist'' by Ubisoft Ubisoft Entertainment SA (; ; formerly Ubi Soft Entertainment SA) is ...

(born 1976), Canadian film/television writer *

Michael MacLennan Michael Lewis MacLennan (born June 5, 1968) is a Canadian playwright, television writer and television producer, best known as a writer and producer of television series such as '' Queer as Folk'' and ''Bomb Girls''. As a playwright he is a two ...

(born 1968), Canadian playwright *

Murdoch MacLennan Murdoch MacLennan (born 10 April 1949) is a British senior media executive. He is chairman of the Press Association Group, Independent News & Media, and also of the Scottish Professional Football League. From 2004 until 2017 he was CEO of th ...

(born 1949), Scottish media executive * Paul D MacLennan (born 1966), Government adviser and leisure policy maker *

Robert Maclennan, Baron Maclennan of Rogart Robert Adam Ross Maclennan, Baron Maclennan of Rogart, (26 June 1936 – 18 January 2020) was a British Liberal Democrat politician and life peer. He was the last leader of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), serving during the negotiations t ...

(1936–2020), Scottish politician *

Roddy MacLennan Roddy MacLennan (born 3 May 1989 in Livingston) is a Scottish footballer who plays for Linlithgow Rose in the East of Scotland League. He is a product of Clyde's youth system. Career MacLennan signed a YTS contract with Clyde in July 2007. H ...

(born 1989), Scottish footballer *

Rosie MacLennan Rosannagh "Rosie" MacLennan (born August 28, 1988) is a Canadian trampoline gymnast. She is the 2013 and 2018 World Trampoline champion, 2012 and 2016 Olympic champion, and 2011 and 2015 Pan American Games champion in the individual trampoline e ...

, (born 1988), Canadian Olympic trampolinist (Gold) * Ruari MacLennan (born 1988), Scottish footballer * Scott MacLennan (born 1987), Scottish cricketer

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