# McFarlane

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #33,737

## Definitions
1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.

## Etymology
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Pharthaláin (“son of Parthalán”), probably a Gaelicized form of the personal name Bartholomew.

## Easily confused with
- **McFarland** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mcfarland-vs-mcfarlane)
- **MacFarlane** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/macfarlane-vs-mcfarlane)

## Common misspellings (14)
`cmfarlane`, `mcafrlane`, `mccfarlane`, `mcfalrane`, `mcfaralne`, `mcfarlaen`, `mcfarlanne`, `mcfarllane`, `mcfarlnae`, `mcfarrlane`, `mcffarlane`, `mcfralane`, `mfcarlane`, `mmcfarlane`

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