McLachlan ( ), McLachlan or McLaglen is a surname. It is derived from the Irish ''

MacLachlainn McLachlan ( ), McLachlan or McLaglen is a surname. It is derived from the Irish ''MacLachlainn'', which is in turn a patronymic form of the Gaelic personal name ''Lachlann''. Notable people with the surname include: McLachlan *Alexander McLachlan ...

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patronymic A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based on the given name of one's father, grandfather (avonymic), or an earlier male ancestor. Patronymics are still in use, including mandatory use, in many countries worldwide, alt ...

form of the Gaelic personal name ''

Lachlann Lachlan () is a masculine given name, an English language, Anglicised derivative from Irish Gaelic and Scottish Gaelic. Origins The name is an Anglicised form of the Scottish Gaelic ''Lachlann'', which is in turn derived from the earlier Gaelic ...

''. Notable people with the surname include:

McLachlan

* Alexander McLachlan (politician) (1872–1956), Australian senator *

Alexander McLachlan (poet) Alexander McLachlan (1818–1896) was a Scottish-born Canadian poetry, Canadian poet who was active in the mid-nineteenth century and wrote in both Scottish dialect and poetic convention of the homesickness of Scottish Canadian, Scottish immigrant ...

(1818–1896), Scottish-born Canadian poet * Andrew McLachlan (born 1966), Australian politician, army man and lawyer *

Angus McLachlan Angus Alexander McLachlan (born 11 November 1944) is an Australian pastoralist and former first-class cricketer. Cricket career Like his elder brother Ian before him, McLachlan was educated at St. Peter's College, Adelaide, and Jesus College ...

(born 1944), Australian pastoralist and former first-class cricketer *

Ben McLachlan Ben McLachlan ( ; マクラクラン勉, ''Makurakuran Ben''; born 10 May 1992) is a Japanese professional tennis player who previously represented New Zealand. He is a doubles specialist with a career-high ATP ranking of world No. 18, achiev ...

(born 1992), New Zealand–Japanese tennis player * C. Ian McLachlan (born 1942), justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court *

Craig McLachlan Craig Dougall McLachlan (born 1 September 1965) is an Australian actor, musician, singer and composer. He has been involved in film, television, the music industry and music theatre for over 30 years. He is best known for appearing in the soap ...

(born 1965), Australian actor and singer * George McLachlan (1901–1964), Scottish footballer *

Ian McLachlan Ian Murray McLachlan (born 2 October 1936) is a former Australian politician who served as a member of the House of Representatives from 1990 to 1998, representing the Liberal Party. He was Minister for Defence in the Howard Government from ...

(born 1936), Australian landowner * James McLachlan (disambiguation) * Jimmy McLachlan (born 1870; fl. 1890s), Scottish footballer * John McLachlan (disambiguation) *

Laurentia McLachlan Dame Laurentia McLachlan, OSB, ''née'' Margaret McLachlan, (11 January 1866 – 23 August 1953) was a Scottish Benedictine nun, Abbess of Stanbrook Abbey, and an authority on church music. She became posthumously known to a wide public when po ...

(1866–1953), Scottish Benedictine nun * Mark McLachlan (born 1990), American product & game designer * Michael A. McLachlan (born 1958), American politician * Mike McLachlan (1946–2021), American politician * Robert McLachlan (disambiguation) *

Sarah McLachlan Sarah Ann McLachlan OC OBC (born January 28, 1968) is a Canadian singer-songwriter. As of 2015, she had sold over 40 million albums worldwide. McLachlan's best-selling album to date is '' Surfacing'', for which she won two Grammy Awards (ou ...

(born 1968), Canadian musician * Tom McLachlan (1912–1986), Australian rugby league footballer * Virginia McLachlan (born 1992), Canadian Paralympic sprinter * William McLachlan (disambiguation)

MacLachlan

*Angus MacLachlan (born 1959), playwright and screenwriter *Crawford Maclachlan (1867–1952), British admiral *Ewen MacLachlan (1775–1822), Scottish Gaelic scholar and poet *Kyle MacLachlan (born 1959), American actor *Malcolm MacLachlan, Professor of Global Health at Trinity College Dublin *Patricia MacLachlan (1938–2022), American children's writer *Ross MacLachlan (born 1957), Canadian singer and pianist *James MacLachlan (1919–1943), British Royal Air Force pilot and flying ace of the Second World War

McLaglen

*Victor McLaglen (1886–1959), British-born American actor

Clan

* Clan Maclachlan, Scottish clan

Fictional characters

*Ryan McLachlan, fictional character *Tiffany McLachlan, fictional character

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