McClain Surname

9,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60,395 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bahamas

McClain Surname Definition:

(Irish) The son of the servant of St. John.

McClain Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States60,2951:6,011700
Canada3441:107,10911,509
Liberia1751:25,1922,463
Bahamas801:4,897507
Australia391:692,19746,687
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
England281:1,989,93178,001
Iraq261:1,346,98715,017
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Northern Ireland81:230,63010,839
Panama71:558,8949,437
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
South Korea61:8,540,0431,433
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
France41:16,605,680368,153
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
China41:341,830,39216,990
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland611:72,6215,284
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:840,53036,623
Scotland171:220,1897,953
Isle of Man91:6,030597
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,8371:7,345931

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.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

McClain Last Name Facts

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

The last name McClain is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name McClain? popularity and diffusion

The surname McClain is the 9,370th most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 120,665 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 92 percent of McClain live; 91 percent live in North America and 91 percent live in Anglo-North America. McClain is also the 504,078th most frequently held first name globally, borne by 305 people.

The last name McClain is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 60,295 people, or 1 in 6,011. In The United States it is primarily found in: Texas, where 8 percent live, California, where 7 percent live and Ohio, where 5 percent live. Excluding The United States it exists in 69 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 1 percent live and Liberia, where 0 percent live.

McClain Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McClain has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the McClain surname grew 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 adherence of those carrying the McClain last name is chiefly Presbyterian (39%) in Ireland.

In The United States McClain are 13.07% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.84% being registered to vote for the 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McClaine931,272/
MacClain93103/
McLain9223,968/
McClin9254/
MacClaine884/
McClean867,422/
McClane861,543/
McLaine86752/
McCline86395/
Maclain86185/
Mcclian8637/
McClein8622/
McKlain8619/
Macclin864/
McClaun863/
McClayn861/
MacClan861/
McClien861/
Mocclin861/
McLin833,024/
McLan8318/
MacLaine80662/
McCallan80455/
McCallin80257/
MacClean80120/
McKlaine8017/
Macclane808/
McCleann802/
Macklain802/
Macleain802/
MacCglin801/
MacCklin801/
MacCland801/
Maccline801/
Macclayn801/
McLean77115,700/
McLane778,032/
MacLin774,508/
McLinn77580/
Maclan77182/
McClen77110/
McKlin77105/
McClun77101/
Moclan7782/
McLaen7776/
McLein7738/
McLine7720/
McLian7711/
McLien777/
Mcloan777/
McLlin774/
McLuan772/
Moccellin75129/
McCallian7524/
MacCellan754/
MacLachin751/
MacCleane751/
MacEllain751/
MacLean7159,616/
Macklin7113,590/
Maclang712,395/
McAllan71949/
Maclane71307/
MacKlan71243/
McEllin71184/
Mayclin71160/
Mocklin71132/
McLeane7191/
Macling7191/
Mocling7183/
Macline7176/
McKlein7162/
Masclin7157/
Mcclenn7145/
Maclaan7140/
McKlean7139/
Mauclin7139/
MacLand7138/
Maclina7132/
McCleon7131/
McAllin7114/
McLlean7114/
McEllan7113/
MacLaen7112/
MacLein7111/
McKline719/
Maklain717/
McCleen717/
MacLian714/
McLeann713/
Makclin712/
MacLlan712/
MacLion711/
MacLamn711/
MacLien711/
MacLink711/
MacLlin711/
Moclinh711/
McClene711/
Maclgin711/
MacLinn710/
MacGlin710/
Mocllin710/
Mocellin675,350/
McCallen67677/
Mackline67146/
Macklein6793/
MacLeane6789/
McLen6788/
Macliing6767/
McKellin6763/
McKellan6753/
Macklean6728/
MacEllin6724/
MacCluen6717/
MacEllan676/
Meaclean676/
Maclayne676/
MacKlaim675/
Macleine674/
MacKlind673/
MacLlean673/
Maisclin673/
McLon672/
MacKlina672/
MacKlane672/
MacIllan671/
Mayclank671/
Maycline671/
MacCleen671/
Macliean671/
Maclytin671/
Maclanne671/
Mocillin671/
MacGlinn671/
Mac'lean671/
MacIllin671/
MacLiaim671/
Maclling671/
Meacline671/
Macclene671/
Maccloen671/
Macklien671/
Maclline671/
Maklaing671/
Macliane671/
Meacklin670/
McKallan670/
MacKliin670/

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McClain Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to McClain
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