Septs & Families

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
Beatt
Beeton
Bheath
Bheatha
Bheaton
Bethune
Betun
Bey
Black
Clanachan
Claneachain
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
MacSpadden
McSpadden
MacSpedden
McSpedden
MacVay
MacQuire
MacRankin
MacRaing
McVay
MacVeagh

McVeagh
MacVeigh
McVeigh
MacVey
McVey
MacVoy
McVoy
Maguire
Niger
Paden
Padon
Paton
Patten
Peden
Raing
Rankan
Rankin
Rankine
Ranking
Vay
Vey