MacLaren (surname)

MacLaren or Maclaren is a surname of Scottish origin. The name is an Anglicisation of the Gaelic Mac Labhrainn meaning "son of Labhrann". The Gaelic personal name Labhrann is a Gaelicised form of Lawrence.

People with the surname MacLaren

 * Alexander Maclaren (1826–1910), Scottish-English non-conformist minister
 * Alexander Ferguson MacLaren (1854–1917), Canadian manufacturer, exporter and politician
 * Andrew MacLaren (1883–1975), British politician
 * Archibald MacLaren (1820–1884), gymnast, fencing master and author
 * Archie MacLaren (1871–1944), English cricketer
 * Charles Maclaren (1782–1866), Scottish journalist and geologist
 * David Laurence MacLaren (1893–1960), Canadian politician, Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick
 * Dave MacLaren (1934–2016), Scottish retired football player and manager
 * Donald MacLaren (1893–1988), Canadian World War I flying ace
 * Emma Maclaren (born 1991), British model
 * Fawna MacLaren (born 1965), American model and actress
 * Geoffrey MacLaren (1883–1966), English cricketer
 * Ian Maclaren (pseudonym of Rev. John Watson, 1850–1907), Scottish author and theologian
 * Jack MacLaren, Canadian politician
 * James MacLaren (disambiguation)
 * Jamie Maclaren (born 1993), Australian footballer
 * Jim MacLaren (1963–2010), American motivational speaker and author
 * Jimmy MacLaren (1921–2004), English footballer
 * Julian MacLaren-Ross (1912–1964), British novelist
 * Leon MacLaren (1910–1994), British barrister, politician and philosopher
 * Lynn MacLaren (born 1962), Australian politician
 * Mary MacLaren (1896–1985), American film actress
 * Michelle MacLaren, Canadian television director and producer
 * Murray MacLaren (1861–1942), Canadian politician, Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick
 * Owen Finlay Maclaren (1907–1978), English design engineer
 * Rachael McLaren, Canadian dancer
 * Ross MacLaren (born 1962), British former football player and coach
 * Roy MacLaren (footballer) (1930–2022), Scottish footballer
 * Roy MacLaren (politician) (born 1934), Canadian politician
 * Sarah F. Maclaren (born 1964), Anglo-Italian cultural theorist, sociologist and anthropologist
 * Stewart MacLaren (born 1953), Scottish former footballer
 * Thomas MacLaren (architect) (1863–1928), Scottish architect
 * William MacLaren (1844–?), English rugby union international
 * William Scott Maclaren (1845–1909), political figure in Quebec
 * William de Bois Maclaren (1856–1921), Scottish publisher, businessman and Scout Commissioner