McCane Surname

266,307th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,468 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

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.

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McCane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4271:254,00124,099
England221:2,532,63991,802
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland631:70,3155,170
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland461:81,3744,449
England411:594,52130,269
Guernsey31:10,8851,562
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7331:68,5117,435

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.

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)

McCane Last Name Facts

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

McCane is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of McCane click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McCane? popularity and diffusion

McCane is the 266,307th most frequently used surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 4,964,268 people. It occurs mostly 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.

The surname 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 reside, Ohio, where 13 percent reside and Missouri, where 7 percent reside. Beside The United States this surname is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.

McCane Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McCane has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the McCane surname expanded 195 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 46 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 98 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McCane Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the McCane surname is predominantly Catholic (58%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McCane last name are 16.13% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.9% being registered to vote for 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McCaine92288/
Mccayne921/
McAne913/
McCain8325,837/
McKane832,003/
McCaan8333/
McAine832/
McHaney771,305/
McKaine7726/
McCaina770/
McAin7332/
McAan732/
Mcian731/
McKain673,209/
McKian6793/
Mchian6711/
McKaen675/

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