McKane Surname

206,815th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,003 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guernsey

McKane 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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McKane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2671:286,07726,602
England4521:123,27012,390
Northern Ireland3421:5,3951,015
Australia1631:165,61817,113
Canada1541:239,25722,811
Jamaica1361:21,1031,811
Ireland1101:42,8093,288
Scotland781:68,6395,330
Guernsey371:1,742400
South Africa321:1,693,05382,821
New Zealand301:150,94417,319
Wales131:238,04114,239
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Iceland11:380,09011,096
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland3831:11,5661,594
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland951:39,4023,023
England461:529,89928,330
Guernsey191:1,719297
Jersey51:10,3761,795
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6751:74,3987,956

McKane (30) may also be a first name.

McKane 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)

McKane Last Name Facts

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

The last name McKane is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name McKane? popularity and diffusion

The last name McKane is the 206,815th most prevalent surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 3,638,315 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 78 percent of McKane are found; 71 percent are found in North America and 71 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,911,214th most frequently held forename worldwide It is held by 30 people.

McKane is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 1,267 people, or 1 in 286,077. In The United States McKane is most prevalent in: New York, where 21 percent live, California, where 7 percent live and Texas, where 6 percent live. Other than The United States it occurs in 23 countries. It also occurs in England, where 23 percent live and Northern Ireland, where 17 percent live.

McKane Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McKane has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the McKane last name grew 188 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 983 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 71 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 18 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 650 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McKane Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Presbyterian (39%) in Ireland.

In The United States McKane are 14.36% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.13% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount McKane earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 33.54% more than the national average, earning R 317,340 per year; in United States they earn 7.96% more than the national average, earning $46,584 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.81% more than the national average, earning $52,075 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McKaine9226/
McAne913/
McKain833,209/
McCane831,468/
McKian8393/
McKaen835/
McAine832/
McHaney771,305/
McCaine77288/
McKeean772/
Mccayne771/
McAin7332/
McAan732/
Mcian731/
Mockiene7123/
MacKiene711/
McKeyhan711/
McCain6725,837/
McCaan6733/
Mchian6711/

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