We are a society composed of MACLELLANs, GILLILANDs, CLELLANDs, and their descendants who spell their version of the name various ways.

Our name has evolved from the Gaelic "MacGillifillan" which means "son of a servant or follower of Saint Fillan." The form "MacLellan" was chosen as our clan name because the castle at Kirkcudbright is so called, and Scottish history uses this spelling most often in referring to the Lords Kirkcudbright and other knights bearing the name in Galloway, particularly the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright.

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