McCain

English

Etymology

Irish variant of McKean.

Proper noun

McCain (plural McCains)

A surname from Irish.

Derived terms

McCainiac

Translations

surname

Chinese:
Cantonese: 麥凱恩／麦凯恩 (mak⁶ hoi² jan¹)

Mandarin: 麥凱恩／麦凯恩 (zh) (Màikǎi'ēn) (mainland China, Hong Kong), 麥肯／麦肯 (Màikěn) (Taiwan)
Japanese: マケイン (Makein)
Korean: 매케인 (maekein)
Latvian: Makeins m
Lithuanian: McCainas m
Russian: Макке́йн (ru) (Makkéjn)

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, McCain is the 1888^th 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 City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 544.

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