Etymology

McClanahan

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Irish Mac Leanacháin
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  1. Irish · derived fromMac Leanacháin“son of Leanachán”
  2. English todayMcClanahan

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic and Irish Mac Leanacháin (“son of Leanachán”), a personal name which ultimately derives from leann (“cloak, mantle”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.