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  T-Bone Maclean or MacLean 21st November 10, 07:51 AM ForresterModern I too am curious about this... 21st November 10, 08:07 AM Riverkilt I am a Macdonald. What my... 21st November 10, 08:27 AM
celt72 It is the same with Mackay.... 21st November 10, 10:40 AM
ForresterModern It wasn't just in America... 21st November 10, 11:30 AM
Riverkilt My sense is that many... 21st November 10, 11:47 AM
Graham A. Robieson Hello & Greetings,
Mac... 21st November 10, 08:29 PM
Lyle1 Literacy is a rather recent... 22nd November 10, 06:05 PM
Riverkilt My three great grandfather... 22nd November 10, 06:49 PM
T-Bone This is great info.
My... 25th November 10, 08:00 AM
 ForresterModern Regarding Ellis Island as it... 26th November 10, 07:11 AM
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28th November 10, 08:55 AM
#8
 Originally Posted by ThistleDown
Answered earlier in the thread somewhere, Kyle. In the US, just as in Scotland, the spelling is this way and that way and all are correct. It is the pronunciation of the name Maclean that's a chuckle for Scots.
Understood. Same goes for the Macphersons, and I would argue for any Highland clan, or Scottish family- ultimately, the spelling really doesn't matter...like you said, it is the pronunciation. Hope all is well in your world...cheers mate!
Slainte,
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