McFarland, McFarlan or McFarlain is a surname found mostly in County Tyrone and the western isles of Scotland and are of the Uí Néill dynasty and a branch of Cinel Eoghain in which the surname translates "son of Parlain" in Gaelic. Notable people with the surname include:
Alan McFarland (born 1949), Northern Ireland Ulster Unionist Party politician and MLA for North Down
Alexander McFarland (born 1993), Canadian academic; Durham College - Music Business Management, Ontario
Anthony McFarland (born 1977), American professional football player
Arthur McFarland (1874–1959), American athlete and coach
Billy McFarland, Northern Irish loyalist paramilitary, leading figure in the Ulster Defence Association
Billy McFarland (entrepreneur) (born 1991), American tech entrepreneur
Bob McFarland (born 1941), member of both houses of the Texas State Legislature from 1977 to 1991
Doug McFarland (born 1946), American Politician/Hamline Professor; Minnesota
Dylan McFarland (born 1980), American professional football player
Ernest McFarland (1894–1984), American politician; U.S. Senator and Governor of Arizona
Frank Mace MacFarland (1869–1951), American malacologist
Gary McFarland (1933–1971), American musician, composer and arranger
George McFarland (1928–1993), American actor and singer who played "Spanky" in the Our Gang series
Graeme McFarland (born 1983), American Football Player, Indiana University
Jack McFarland (born 1969), American politician
James T. McFarland (born 1930), New York politician
Jim McFarland (born 1947), American football player
John McFarland (disambiguation), several people
Kathleen Troia McFarland (born 1951), American politician; Assistant Secretary of Defense 1982–1985, Deputy National Security Advisor of Donald Trump
Mark McFarland (born 1978), American NASCAR race driver
Michael C. McFarland (born 1948), American academic; president of the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts
Mike McFarland (born 1970), American actor, comedian, director, and writer
Packey McFarland (1888–1936), American boxer
Patrick McFarland (born 1951), American professional basketball player
Roy McFarland (born 1948), English professional football manager
Rebecca McFarland American actress
T. J. McFarland (Timothy J. McFarland, born 1989), American baseball pitcher
William McFarland (disambiguation), several people
Fictional characters:
Ambrose McFarland, fictional head of the coal company from the 2000 drama film Songcatcher, played by Steve Boles
Clementine McFarland, fictional wife of the head of the coal company from the 2000 drama film Songcatcher, played by Rhoda Griffis
Jack McFarland, fictional character from the sitcom Will & Grace
