McCain

English

Etymology

From the Irish variant of McKean.

Proper noun

McCain (plural McCains)

1. 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: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 544.