McAne Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Jamaica

McAne Surname Definition:

MACIAN, Macane, Macean, Mackain, Mackane: Gaelic MacIain, 'son of John.' John, not Donald, is the commonest forename in the Highlands. The Macians of Ardnamurchan are descended from Eoin Sprangach, son of Angus Mor, lord of the Isles, in beginning of fourteenth century.

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McAne Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

McAne (22) may also be a first name.

McAne Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACIAN, Macane, Macean, Mackain, Mackane: Gaelic MacIain, 'son of John.' John, not Donald, is the commonest forename in the Highlands. The Macians of Ardnamurchan are descended from Eoin Sprangach, son of Angus Mor, lord of the Isles, in beginning of fourteenth century. 'Several families of the name who have in recent times come to Coll from Ardnamurchan call themselves wrongly Johnstones' (Clan traditions, p. 27). Johnstone is (1) territorial from Johnstone in Dumfriesshire, and (2) John's town or S. John's town is an old name for Perth. Many others have translated their name as 'Johnson', as did the ancestors of Andrew Johnson, seventeenth president of the United States. The first record of the name is in 1296, in which year Sir Dovenald fitz Can (i.e. Donald MacIain) was one of an inquisition made at Berwick (Bain, II, p. 195), John Crom Mc kane, a witness in 1433 (HP., IV, p. 202). Andro Makayn was a sufferer from the first hership of Petty, 1502 (Rose, p. 176). McAan and McAyn 1519, McAne 1607, M'Cane 1538, M'Cayne 1580, M'Ean 1538, Mackane 1541, Makane 1494, Makcane 1515, Makcayne 1519, Makkane 1505, Makkean 1647, Mceane 1656, McMakkane (evidently a duplication of 'Mac') 1515; MacEoin, MacJeane, MakCoin. See Mackean.

— The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

MACKAIN, Mackane: Current forms of Macian, which see, the c of mac being repeated in pronunciation as in Mackay, Mackinlay, etc. Andrew M'Kaine (vcl M'Kame) was retoured heir of John M'Kaine de Barnall, 1601 (Retours, Bute, 11).

— The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)
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  • Religious Adherence in:
    Ireland

McAne Demographics

McAne Religious Adherence
in Ireland

Sample size: 4 (1901)

Religious Adherence
in Ireland

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McAne Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name McAne Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name McAne is more commonly found in Ireland than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McAne? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,311,814th most frequently used last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name McAne occurs predominantly in Africa, where 33 percent of McAne reside; 33 percent reside in Southern Africa and 33 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most widely held given name globally It is held by 22 people.

The surname McAne is most widespread in Ireland, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 4,708,939. In Ireland McAne is primarily concentrated in: Leinster, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Ireland this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Jamaica, where 33 percent reside and South Africa, where 33 percent reside.

McAne Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McAne has changed through the years. In Ireland the number of people carrying the McAne last name fell 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McAne Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McKane912,003/
McCane911,468/
McAine912/
McHaney831,305/
McCaine83288/
McKaine8326/
Mccayne831/
McAin8032/
McAan802/
Mcian801/
McCain7325,837/
McKain733,209/
McKian7393/
McCaan7333/
Mchian7311/
McKaen735/
Mchaina67307/
Makgene67164/
Mchiana6734/
Makyene6711/
Makiene679/
Macjean672/
McKeean672/
McCaina670/
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