Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
LEAN
There are approximately 1,452 people named Lean in the UK. That makes it the 5,652nd most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 23 are named Lean.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
Scotland
Language of origin
Gaelic
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
Celtic
From given name or forename
Related and similar surnames
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The Lean surname in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
MAC LEAN. Originally Llacgillean. From a celebrated Highland warrior, Gillean-in-Tuiodh, or Gillean of the Battleaxe. B.L.G. Gaelic etj-mologists say,il«c-a(jldlle-leathan — "the sou of the Broad Lad !"