MacEachen explained

MacEachen, McEachen
Meaning:	son of Eachann
Region:	Scotland
Language:	Scottish Gaelic
Variant:	Eachann MacEachainn; MacEachin; McEachin

The surnames MacEachen, McEachen, MacEachin, and McEachin are Anglicised forms of the Scottish Gaelic MacEachainn, which means "son of Eachann". The Scottish Gaelic given name Eachann is composed of two elements. The first element is each, meaning "horse". The second element is donn, which has been given two different meanings. One proposed meaning is "brown";^[1] the other is "lord".^[2]

MacEachen

• Allan MacEachen (1921–2017), a Canadian politician
• Emilio MacEachen (born 1992), a Uruguayan footballer

McEachin

• Donald McEachin (1961–2022), German-born American politician
• James McEachin (born 1930), American actor
• Neil McEachin (1900–1957), American politician and judge

See also

• MacEachern (surname)

Notes and References

1. Book: A Dictionary of First Names. 1996 . Oxford University Press. 0-19-280050-7.
2. Book: Dictionary of American Family Names . . 0-19-508137-4 .