McLain meaning | Last name McLain origin

Following is the meaning of McLain surname. Family name McLain is generally added after the name or middle name so also called last name.
Family Name / Last Name: McLain
No. of characters: 6
Origin: United States
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for McLain

McLain is used as a family name or surname in United States languages. McLain has 6 characters long in length.

McLain is common in United States country(ies).

McLain is ranked 23836 in our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Mclain bearers increased by 1.024856 per cent in 2010 US census to 17152 since 2000, the surname slipped by 164 spots and ranked at 2109. The last name was found in around 58 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 87.68 88.94
Black 7.2 7.03
Hispanic or Latino 2.16 1.37
Others 1.6 1.47
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.83 0.85
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander
0.53 0.34

It is also used as a first name, know the meaning of Mclain

How popular is McLain?

Mclain is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Cayman Islands is ahead in terms of density. Around 21566 people have been found who wears Mclain as their family name. Mclain is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
746,494 India7
1,005 Cayman Islands7
11,480 Japan4
54,641 Sweden2
54,135 Philippines2
65,594 Belgium2
147,165 Czech Republic2
34,681 Norway2
40,256 Mexico2
10,211 Bulgaria2
4,367 Afghanistan2
1,879 Belize1
50,549 Georgia1
90,903 Moldova1
53,033 Nigeria1
31,584 Peru1
9,591 Panama1
107,212 South Africa1
37,493 Austria1
1,542 Andorra1
151,601 Spain1
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Immigrants to US

Mary Mclain worked as workwoman and hailed from Ireland. During the great famine, 27 years old embarked for USA from Belfast on Arethusa and arrived on November 16, 1848. Ann Mclain, aged 40, Maid Mary-Ann Mclain, are other Mclain that migrated to US.

Celebrities having McLain surname

Betty McLain Belvin Author
Jeremiah McLain Rusk Former United States Secretary of Agriculture
Ellen McLain Singer
Denny McLain Baseball player
Denson K McLain Author
Frank A. McLain U.S. representative
Ellen McLain Singer
Mary Lou McLain Lee Leffingwell's wife
Mayes McLain Football player
Denny McLain Baseball player
  • In 2018, Clancy McLain portrayed the role of Sarah in mystery and sci-fi movie The X Species.
  • In 2014 drama flick, Sweetest Lobby Lobby, Alicia McLain played Daughter.
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