# McClellan

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /məˈklɛlən/ · frequency rank #30,130

## Definitions
1. A surname.

## Etymology
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Gille Fhaolain and Irish Mac Giolla Fhaoláin (“son of the servant of Faolán”), a personal name thought to be a diminutive of Irish faol (“wolf”). Compare the surname Gilliland.

## Easily confused with
- **McClelland** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mcclellan-vs-mcclelland)

## Common misspellings (11)
`cmclellan`, `mccelllan`, `mcclelaln`, `mcclelan`, `mcclellann`, `mcclellna`, `mccllelan`, `mccllellan`, `mclcellan`, `mclellan`, `mmcclellan`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/mcclellan