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
McClain Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
McClain Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McClain Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname McClain is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name McClain? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 9,370th most widespread surname globally, borne by around 1 in 120,665 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 92 percent of McClain reside; 91 percent reside in North America and 91 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 504,078th most frequently used first name in the world It is held by 305 people.
The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 60,295 people, or 1 in 6,011. In The United States McClain is mostly found in: Texas, where 8 percent reside, California, where 7 percent reside and Ohio, where 5 percent reside. Beside The United States this surname occurs in 69 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 1 percent reside and Liberia, where 0 percent reside.
McClain Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of McClain has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the McClain last name increased 882 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 3 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 29 percent between 1881 and 2014.
McClain Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Presbyterian (39%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the McClain surname are 13.07% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party 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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