all the whole body of people belonging to a particular family or group of families of Scottish descent and sharing a common surname or one of a number of surnames
a group of people related by family
the Kennedy clan
a close-knit group united by a common interest or common characteristics
I was never in the biker clan
clansman noun
clanswoman noun
[Middle English from Scottish Gaelic clann offspring, clan, from Old Irish cland plant, offspring, from Latin planta plant]