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

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, al ...

form of the Gaelic personal name ''

Lachlann Lachlan () is a masculine given name, an 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 personal name ' ...

''. Notable people with the surname include:

McLachlan

Alexander McLachlan (politician) Alexander John McLachlan (2 November 1872 – 28 May 1956) was an Australian politician. He served as a Senator for South Australia from 1926 to 1944, representing the Nationalist Party and United Australia Party. He held ministerial office in ...

(1872–1956), Australian senator * Alexander McLachlan (poet) (1818–1896), Scottish-born Canadian poet *

Andrew McLachlan Andrew Lockhart McLachlan, (born 14 January 1966) is an Australian politician who has been a Senator for South Australia since 6 February 2020, representing the Liberal Party of Australia. He was previously a member of the South Australian Leg ...

(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 George Hardie McLachlan (21 September 1901 – September 1964) was a Scottish professional footballer and manager. He played for a number of amateur sides as a youth but began his professional career with Clyde in the Scottish Football League. ...

(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) James McLachlan may refer to: *James McLachlan (American politician) (1852–1940), U.S. Representative from California *James McLachlan (Australian politician) (1871–1956), Australian Senator from South Australia * James McLachlan Sr., member of ...

* Jimmy McLachlan (born 1870; fl. 1890s), Scottish footballer *

John McLachlan (disambiguation) John McLachlan may refer to: * John McLachlan (architect) (1843–1893), Scottish architect * John McLachlan (bishop) (1826–1893), Scottish Roman Catholic clergyman * John McLachlan (composer) (born 1964), Irish composer * John McLachlan (politi ...

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 Michael A. McLachlan (born May 18, 1958) is an American politician from Danbury, Connecticut. He was Deputy Minority Leader of the Connecticut State Senate for the Republican Party. First elected in 2008, he represented the 24th District which in ...

(born 1958), American politician * Mike McLachlan (1946–2021), American politician *

Robert McLachlan (disambiguation) Robert McLachlan may refer to: * Robert McLachlan (cyclist) (born 1971), Australian cyclist * Robert McLachlan (cinematographer), Canadian cinematographer * Robert McLachlan (entomologist) (1837–1904), British entomologist * Robert Wallace McLa ...

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 Thomas Alroe McLachlan (1912–1986) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL). Playing career A South Sydney junior, McLachlan made his 1st grade debut for that club in 1931. In 1934, ...

(1912–1986), Australian rugby league footballer *

Virginia McLachlan Virginia McLachlan (born September 17, 1992) is a Canadian Paralympic sprinter who won 2 bronze medals in women's T35 200 m and 100 m run at the 2012 Summer Paralympics. She also won 2 silver medals at 2011 Parapan American Games in Gu ...

(born 1992), Canadian Paralympic sprinter * William McLachlan (disambiguation)

MacLachlan

Angus MacLachlan Angus MacLachlan is a playwright and screenwriter most famous for writing the screenplays for the 2005 film '' Junebug'' and the cult short film ''Tater Tomater''. He graduated from the North Carolina School of the Arts in 1980 and lives in Win ...

(born 1959), playwright and screenwriter *

Crawford Maclachlan Admiral Crawford Maclachlan, CB (11 July 1867 – 21 April 1952) was a Royal Navy officer. Biography The son of George Maclachlan of Maclachlan, Crawford Maclachan was born in Edinburgh and entered the Royal Navy in 1880. He took part in the A ...

(1867–1952), British admiral *

Ewen MacLachlan Ewen MacLachlan (Gaelic: Eòghann MacLachlainn) (1775–1822) was a Scottish scholar and poet. He is noted for his translations of ancient classical literature into Gaelic, for his own Gaelic verse, and for his contribution to Gaelic dictionaries ...

(1775–1822), Scottish Gaelic scholar and poet *

Kyle MacLachlan Kyle Merritt MacLachlan (; ' McLachlan, February 22, 1959) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Dale Cooper in ''Twin Peaks'' (1990–1991; 2017) and its film prequel '' Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me'' (1992), as well as roles ...

(born 1959), American actor *

Malcolm MacLachlan Malcolm "Mac" MacLachlan is Professor of Psychology and Social Inclusion at Maynooth University, Ireland. He has published over twenty books and three hundred academic papers and chapters and delivered over 30 Keynote presentations at inter ...

, Professor of Global Health at Trinity College Dublin *

Patricia MacLachlan Patricia Marie MacLachlan ( Pritzkau; March 3, 1938 – March 31, 2022) was an American children's writer. She was noted for her novel ''Sarah, Plain and Tall'', which won the 1986 Newbery Medal. Early life MacLachlan was born in Cheyenne, Wyom ...

(1938–2022), American children's writer *

Ross MacLachlan Ross MacLachlan (born 1957) is an accomplished pianist living in Eastern Ontario near Kingston. Specializing in ragtime, boogie and stride-piano styles, he has delighted live-music lovers with hundreds of performances while accompanied by other t ...

(born 1957), Canadian singer and pianist *

James MacLachlan James Archibald Findlay MacLachlan (1 April 1919 – 31 July 1943) was a Royal Air Force (RAF) fighter pilot and flying ace of the Second World War. MacLachlan was credited with 16 German and Italian aircraft shot down in approximately 250 mis ...

(1919–1943), British Royal Air Force pilot and flying ace of the Second World War

McLaglen

Victor McLaglen Victor Andrew de Bier Everleigh McLaglen (10 December 1886 – 7 November 1959) was a British boxer-turned-Hollywood actor.Obituary '' Variety'', 11 November 1959, page 79. He was known as a character actor, particularly in Westerns, and made s ...

(1886–1959), British-born American actor

Clan

Clan Maclachlan Clan Maclachlan, also known as Clan Lachlan, (Argyll), and , is a Highland Scottish clan that historically centred on the lands of Strathlachlan (Srath Lachainn "Valley of Lachlan") on Loch Fyne, Argyll on the west coast of Scotland.

, Scottish clan

Fictional characters

Ryan McLachlan Ryan McLachlan is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'', played by Richard Norton. He made his first appearance on 15 February 1990 and remained on the show until 21 March 1991. Casting Following the departure of Cr ...

, fictional character *

Tiffany McLachlan Tiffany "Lochy" McLachlan is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera '' Neighbours'', played by Amber Kilpatrick. She made her first on-screen appearance on 23 October 1989. Tiffany is described as being a little terror and always g ...

, fictional character

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