McClelland: Last Name and Heraldic Notes

McClelland sits within the McClellan family of names, which has Scottish roots. The family name meaning is “The son of the servant of St. Faolan, Fillan or Felan (little wolf)”, the same as for McClellan.

• Other spellings include MacClelland, McLelland and MacClellan.
• Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms.
• McClelland is listed among the recognised spellings of McClellan.
• About 14,092 people in the United States were recorded as McClelland in 2010, placing it 2,564 on the national list.

Family crest and blazon

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