McSwain

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): McSwan, McSween

Etymology

Probably an Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Suibhne, like McSweeney or a Gaelic patronymic based on Old Norse sveinn (“boy, servant”).

Proper noun

McSwain (plural McSwains)

1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
2. A census-designated place in Merced County, California, United States.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, McSwain is the 5600^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6213 individuals. McSwain is most common among White (64.75%) and Black/African American (29.94%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McSwain”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 562.