McEan Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
McEan 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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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 6 | 1:623,869 | 16,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 1:25,109,342 | 694,541 |
McEan 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).
McEan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McEan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname McEan occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name McEan? popularity and diffusion
McEan is the 7,593,402nd most frequently occurring family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 67 percent of McEan reside; 67 percent reside in North America and 67 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
McEan is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 18,572,686. In England it is mostly found in: Leicestershire, where 33 percent live, East Riding of Yorkshire, where 33 percent live and Greater London, where 33 percent live. Without taking into account England it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 50 percent live and Canada, where 17 percent live.
McEan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of McEan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the McEan surname expanded 150 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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