McBain

English

Alternative forms

• MacBain, McBane, Mebane

Etymology

Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac a' Ghille Bhàin (“son of the pale or white-haired man”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪn

Proper noun

McBain (countable and uncountable, plural McBains)

1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
2. A minor city in Missaukee County, Michigan, United States, founded by John McBain.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, McBain is the 21360^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1266 individuals. McBain is most common among White (88.66%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McBain”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 544.