McCain
English
Etymology
From the Irish variant of McKean.
Proper noun
McCain (plural McCains)
- A surname from Irish.
Derived terms
Translations
surname
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, McCain is the 1888th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 19032 individuals. McCain is most common among White (64.8%) and Black/African American (29.07%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McCain”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 544.