McCane Surname
Approximately 1,468 people bear this surname
McCane 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.
Read More About This SurnameMcCane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,427 | 1:254,001 | 24,099 |
| England | 22 | 1:2,532,639 | 91,802 |
| Australia | 17 | 1:1,587,982 | 78,599 |
| Northern Ireland | 7 | 1:263,577 | 11,625 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 63 | 1:70,315 | 5,170 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 46 | 1:81,374 | 4,449 |
| England | 41 | 1:594,521 | 30,269 |
| Guernsey | 3 | 1:10,885 | 1,562 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 733 | 1:68,511 | 7,435 |
McCane 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.
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).
McCane Demographics
Average McCane Salary in
United States
$39,929 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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McCane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McCane Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname McCane occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name McCane? popularity and diffusion
The surname McCane is the 266,307th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 4,964,268 people. The last name McCane is primarily found in The Americas, where 87 percent of McCane are found; 87 percent are found in North America and 87 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 1,427 people, or 1 in 254,001. In The United States it is mostly found in: Kentucky, where 15 percent live, Ohio, where 13 percent live and Missouri, where 7 percent live. Besides The United States it exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.
McCane Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of McCane has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the McCane last name rose 195 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 46 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 98 percent between 1901 and 2014.
McCane Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the McCane surname is chiefly Catholic (58%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the McCane last name are 16.13% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.9% being registered with the party.
The amount McCane earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 18.27% less than the national average, earning R 194,232 per year and in United States they earn 7.46% less than the national average, earning $39,929 USD per year.
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