McEachern and MacEachern are Irish and

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''Mac Eichthigheirn'', meaning "son of ''Eichthighearn''". The personal name ''Eichthighearn'' is composed of two elements. The first is each, meaning "

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'', meaning "lord". The surnames ''MacEachern'' and ''McEachern'' can be represented in Scottish Gaelic by ''MacEachairn'', and ''MacEacharna''.

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;McEachern * Alex McEachern, (born 1939) Canadian politician in

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Allan McEachern Allan McEachern (May 20, 1926 – January 10, 2008) was a Canadian lawyer, a judge, and a Chancellor of the University of British Columbia. Personal McEachern's first wife, Gloria, died in 1997 after 44 years of marriage. Two years later, he marri ...

(1926–2008) Canadian lawyer and judge * Chase McEachern, Canadian campaigner for mandatory heart defibrillators *

Lon McEachern Lon McEachern (; born ) is an American sports commentator most known for his hand-by-hand commentary of the World Series of Poker on ESPN. He is known as the "voice of poker". Early life and education McEachern was born in Memphis, Tennessee, ...

, American poker analyst * Lula Dobbs McEachern (1874–1949), American teacher and religious leader *

Malcolm McEachern Walter Malcolm Neil McEachern (1 April 1883 – 17 January 1945) was an Australian bass singer who enjoyed a successful career in the United Kingdom, both as a concert soloist and as one half of the comic musical duo Flotsam and Jetsam. Pers ...

(1883–1945), Australian bass singer * Murray McEachern (1915–1982), Canadian jazz trombonist and alto saxophonist *

Robert O. McEachern Robert O. 'Bob' McEachern (March 9, 1927 – February 6, 2008) was an American politician and teacher. Biography McEachern was born in Saint Paul, Minnesota and grew up in Delano, Minnesota. He went to College of St. Thomas, University of Min ...

(1927–2008), American teacher and politician *

Shawn McEachern Shawn Kenneth McEachern (born February 28, 1969) is an American ice hockey coach and former professional ice hockey player. He is the current head men's ice hockey coach at Suffolk University, in Boston, Massachusetts. Biography As a youth, McE ...

(born 1969), American ice hockey player and coach ;MacEachern * Bernard Angus MacEachern (1759–1835), Canadian Catholic bishop *

David MacEachern David "Eli" MacEachern (born November 4, 1967) was a two-sport athlete from Canada. He was a Canadian bobsledder who competed in the 1990s. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he and Pierre Lueders won the gold medal in the two-man event (share ...

(born 1967), Canadian bobsledder *

Jared MacEachern Jared MacEachern (born August 16, 1980) is an American Heavy metal music, heavy metal musician who is the current bassist of Machine Head (band), Machine Head. He was previously the singer and rhythm guitarist of Sanctity (band), Sanctity. Bio ...

(born 1980) American heavy metal musician *

Mackenzie MacEachern Mackenzie MacEachern (; born March 9, 1994) is an American ice hockey winger currently playing for the Abbotsford Canucks in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Vancouver Canucks in the National Hockey League (NHL). He w ...

(born 1994), American ice hockey player * Shane MacEachern (born 1967), Canadian ice hockey player * Scott MacEachern (born 1960), Canadian anthropologist

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