McClain Surname
Approximately 60,395 people bear this surname
McClain Surname Definition:
(Irish) The son of the servant of St. John.
McClain Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 60,295 | 1:6,011 | 700 |
| Canada | 344 | 1:107,109 | 11,509 |
| Liberia | 175 | 1:25,192 | 2,463 |
| Bahamas | 80 | 1:4,897 | 507 |
| Australia | 39 | 1:692,197 | 46,687 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| England | 28 | 1:1,989,931 | 78,001 |
| Iraq | 26 | 1:1,346,987 | 15,017 |
| Germany | 20 | 1:4,025,273 | 167,743 |
| Thailand | 19 | 1:3,717,808 | 320,775 |
| Netherlands | 17 | 1:993,363 | 65,241 |
| Brazil | 14 | 1:15,291,024 | 280,658 |
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| New Zealand | 13 | 1:348,333 | 27,379 |
| Scotland | 12 | 1:446,151 | 18,166 |
| Northern Ireland | 8 | 1:230,630 | 10,839 |
| Panama | 7 | 1:558,894 | 9,437 |
| Mexico | 7 | 1:17,732,315 | 50,495 |
| South Korea | 6 | 1:8,540,043 | 1,433 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 61 | 1:72,621 | 5,284 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 29 | 1:840,530 | 36,623 |
| Scotland | 17 | 1:220,189 | 7,953 |
| Isle of Man | 9 | 1:6,030 | 597 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6,837 | 1:7,345 | 931 |
McClain (305) may also be a first name.
McClain Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Irish) The son of the servant of St. John.
McClain Demographics
Average McClain Salary in
United States
$38,820 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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McClain Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McClain Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname McClain is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name McClain? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 9,370th most frequent surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 120,665 people. The last name McClain is predominantly found in The Americas, where 92 percent of McClain reside; 91 percent reside in North America and 91 percent reside in Anglo-North America. McClain is also the 504,078th most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 305 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 60,295 people, or 1 in 6,011. In The United States it is mostly found in: Texas, where 8 percent reside, California, where 7 percent reside and Ohio, where 5 percent reside. Aside from The United States McClain occurs in 69 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 1 percent reside and Liberia, where 0 percent reside.
McClain Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of McClain has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the McClain last name increased 882 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 3 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 29 percent between 1881 and 2014.
McClain Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Presbyterian (39%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the McClain last name are 13.07% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.84% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount McClain earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 46.5% less than the national average, earning 185,160 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 472.24% more than the national average, earning R 1,359,860 per year; in United States they earn 10.03% less than the national average, earning $38,820 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.93% less than the national average, earning $45,244 CAD per year.
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McClain Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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