A clan is a group of people united by kinship and descent. It may refer to:
Clan (African Great Lakes), a unit of social organisation Chinese clan association, formed by Overseas Chinese based on dialect groups or family names Irish clan, an Irish family group with a common surname Japanese clans. a Japanese family group with a common surname Scottish clan, a Scottish family group with a common surname
Clan(s) may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment Clans (BattleTech), in the fictional BattleTech universe Clans (board game), a prehistoric-themed German-style board game Clans (game), a 1999 action RPG. Clan (TV channel), a children- and youth-oriented Spanish TV channel. Clan (TV series), a Flemish TV series Clan (video gaming), a group of players who regularly play together in a multi-player game Glasgow Clan An ice hockey team from Glasgow, Scotland who compete in the Elite Ice Hockey League.
Other uses Clan (car), a British sports car manufacturer, producer of the Clan Crusader Clans, Alpes-Maritimes, a commune of the Alpes-Maritimes département in France Clans, Haute-Saône, a commune of the Haute-Saône département in France Clan Class, a Highland Railway steam locomotive Clan Line, a British shipping firm of the 19th and 20th centuries Protein clan, a superfamily of proteins, usually proteases Simon Fraser Clan, the varsity sport teams for Simon Fraser University The collective noun for hyenas
See also The Clan (disambiguation) Clansman (disambiguation) Klan (disambiguation) Ku Klux Klan Llan (placename element)