Welcome to Clan MacBean
Find your family. Meet your kin. Share in the story of the clan.
Clan MacBean comes from the south side of Loch Ness and is a founding member of the Clan Chattan confederation. Today our work is mostly about families: helping members trace their lines, keeping the clan’s records safe, and bringing people of the name together.
MacBean, McBain, MacBain, Bean, Bayne, MacVean, McElvain… the name has been spelled dozens of ways. If it is yours, you are welcome here.
Find your family
Search the clan's records: The Register back to 1908, lineage documents and family trees.
Join & take part
Become a member, read The Register, and meet your cousins at gatherings and Highland games.
Our clan's story
Where we come from: the chiefs, the tartans, the crest and motto, and places to visit in Scotland.
The Register
The clan newsletter since 1908
Members receive The Clan MacBean Register twice a year: family news, queries and lineages, clan history, and news of gatherings and Highland games. Every issue back to 1908 is now indexed and searchable in the Members Area.
Wear the clan tartan
The clan tartans, including the new MacBean Hunting, are sold through ScotlandShop. Members of the Clan MacBean Association receive 10% off, and each sale helps support the Association.
From the Seanachaidh's Notes
Articles on clan history by Philip Beddows, the Chief’s Seanachaidh (historian), published on the Chief’s website.
Find your branch with the clan DNA projects
DNA can confirm a family line, break through a brick wall in the records, and show which branch of the clan you belong to. Clan MacBean takes part in three FamilyTreeDNA surname projects. Join the one for your surname to compare your results with other clan families.
MacBean DNA Project
The clan’s own project.
Join the projectBain / Bayne DNA Project
For Bain and Bayne families.
Join the projectBean DNA Project
For Bean families.
Join the projectAlready tested? Open your surname’s project page and ask to join. Not tested yet? Order a test from FamilyTreeDNA, then join. Questions? Contact the clan office.
Join Clan MacBean
Membership starts at $30 a year. Members receive The Register, help from the clan genealogist, member pricing, and news of gatherings and Highland games.
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