McClane

McClane is a surname of Anglophone origin. It is an Anglicized form of several Gaelic names and is related to the surnames MacLean and McLean. The name is found in Ireland, Scotland, and among diaspora communities in the English-speaking world.

The most widely known bearer is John McClane, a fictional New York City Police Department detective who serves as the protagonist of the Die Hard film series. Introduced in the 1988 film Die Hard, the character is depicted as resourceful and resilient in the face of terrorist threats. The film franchise has contributed to the prominence of the surname in popular culture.

Beyond fiction, McClane is carried by real individuals across various professions, including arts, sports, and academia. Variant spellings such as McLean and MacLean are common, and the distribution of the surname reflects broader patterns of Gaelic-origin names adapted in English-speaking populations.