Welcome to the Web site for Clan Gillean USA. Clan Gillean USA, Inc. is an independent, non-profit, non-sectarian, non-partisan NATIONAL organization open to all Macleans and Maclaines, no matter how spelled, and recognized related families.

Our Mission

Clan Gillean USA provides for the exchange of clan (family) history, for the exchange and preservation of genealogical records, for the collection of clan traditions, music, stories, and for educational activities for its members.  The Clan provides through its volunteer members clan representation at Scottish games and gatherings throughout the United States

Family Names

In addition to the various spellings of Maclean, there are a large number of surnames that are traditionally associated with or belong to this great Scottish family. These additional surnames are referred to as “septs” and the following list, although extensive, is not necessarily complete.

Avoy Bay Bea Beath Beatie
Beaton Beattie Beatty Beeton Bheath
Bheatha Bheaton Bethune Betun Bey
Black Clanachan Claneachainn Clanichan Cormack
Cormic Cormick de Bethune Dewart Douie
Doward Dowart Dowie Dowey Dowy
Duart Duie Eachainn Echan Eichan
Evoy Fadyen Garbhe Garvie Garvey
Gilhon Gillan Gilland Gillean Gillivray
Gillon Huey Huie Jarvie Lain
Laine Lane Layne Leach Lean
Leatch Lech Leche Leiche Leitch
Leytch Litch MacAvey McAvey MacAvoy
McAvoy Macavy MacBay MacBeath MacBeatha
MacBea McBea MacBee McBee MacBeth
MacBheath MacBheatha MacCormack McCormack MacCormaig
MacCormaich MacCormick McCormick MacClanachan MacCracken
McCracken MacCraken McCraken MacEachan MacEachain
MacEvoy Macevy McEvoy MacFadden MacFaden
MacFadgen MacFadyen MacFadzean MacFayden MacFergain
MacFergan MacFethridge MacFetridge MacGarvie MacGarvey
MacGeachan MacGillean MacGillivray Macgilvra McGilvray
MacGuire Maguire MacGwyer MacHarvey Maciduy
Macildowie Macildue Macilduff Macileich Macilergan
Macilhuie Macilvra Macilvera Macilvora MacLergain
MacLegran MacPeadrus MacPhadden MacPhaiden MacPhetridge
MacQuire MacRankin MacRaing
MacSpadden McSpadden MacSpedden McSpedden MacVay
McVay MacVeagh McVeagh MacVeigh McVeigh
MacVey McVey MacVoy McVoy Maguire
Niger Paden Padon Paton Patten
Peden Raing Rankan Rankin Rankine
Ranking Vay Vey