McLain Surname

22,663rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,968 people bear this surname

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

McLain Surname Definition:

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

McLain Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States23,7361:15,2701,933
Canada1891:194,95019,131
Australia1071:252,29623,217
England971:574,41334,909
Ireland151:313,92910,911
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Northern Ireland141:131,7887,342
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Cayman Islands101:6,389805
India71:109,580,769786,157
Norway61:857,04855,549
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Belize21:177,7373,502
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
France11:66,422,722504,397
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Guam11:160,1214,893
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland321:138,4337,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England901:270,83719,067
Scotland251:149,7296,268
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,4021:11,4081,486

McLain (172) may also be a first name.

McLain 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

(Scottish) The son of the servant of St. John (gracious gift of God).

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

McLain Last Name Facts

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

McLain is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of McLain.

How Common Is The Last Name McLain? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 22,663rd most widely held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 304,053 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 93 percent of McLain reside; 93 percent reside in North America and 93 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 696,764th most frequently used given name worldwide. It is borne by 172 people.

McLain is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 23,736 people, or 1 in 15,270. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 11 percent live, California, where 7 percent live and Missouri, where 5 percent live. Beside The United States this last name exists in 52 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 1 percent live and Australia, where 0 percent live.

McLain Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McLain has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the McLain last name increased 539 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 108 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 53 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 48 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McLain Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the McLain last name is predominantly Anglican (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McLain surname are 16.47% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.24% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount McLain earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 218.63% more than the national average, earning 1,102,720 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 6.31% less than the national average, earning R 222,636 per year; in United States they earn 4.14% less than the national average, earning $41,363 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.47% less than the national average, earning $45,475 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McClain9260,395/
McLaine92752/
Maclain92185/
McKlain9219/
McLin913,024/
McLan9118/
McClaine861,272/
MacLaine86662/
MacClain86103/
McKlaine8617/
Macklain862/
Macleain862/
McLean83115,700/
McLane838,032/
MacLin834,508/
McLinn83580/
Maclan83182/
McKlin83105/
Moclan8382/
McLaen8376/
McClin8354/
McLein8338/
McLine8320/
McLian8311/
McLien837/
Mcloan837/
McLlin834/
McLuan832/
MacClaine804/
MacLachin801/
MacEllain801/
MacLean7759,616/
Macklin7713,590/
McClean777,422/
Maclang772,395/
McClane771,543/
McAllan77949/
McCline77395/
Maclane77307/
MacKlan77243/
McEllin77184/
Mayclin77160/
Mocklin77132/
McLeane7791/
Macling7791/
Mocling7783/
Macline7776/
McKlein7762/
Masclin7757/
Maclaan7740/
McKlean7739/
Mauclin7739/
MacLand7738/
Mcclian7737/
Maclina7732/
McClein7722/
McAllin7714/
McLlean7714/
McEllan7713/
MacLaen7712/
MacLein7711/
McKline779/
Maklain777/
MacLian774/
Macclin774/
McClaun773/
McLeann773/
Makclin772/
MacLlan772/
McClayn771/
MacLion771/
MacLamn771/
MacLien771/
MacLink771/
MacLlin771/
MacClan771/
McClien771/
Moclinh771/
Maclgin771/
Mocclin771/
MacLinn770/
MacGlin770/
Mocllin770/
McLen7388/
McLon732/
Mocellin715,350/
McCallan71455/
McCallin71257/
Mackline71146/
MacClean71120/
Macklein7193/
MacLeane7189/
Macliing7167/
McKellin7163/
McKellan7153/
Macklean7128/
MacEllin7124/
Macclane718/
MacEllan716/
Meaclean716/
Maclayne716/
MacKlaim715/
Macleine714/
MacKlind713/
MacLlean713/
Maisclin713/
McCleann712/
MacKlina712/
MacKlane712/
MacIllan711/
Mayclank711/
Maycline711/
MacCglin711/
MacCklin711/
MacCland711/
Maccline711/
Macliean711/
Maclytin711/
Maclanne711/
Mocillin711/
MacGlinn711/
Mac'lean711/
MacIllin711/
MacLiaim711/
Maclling711/
Meacline711/
Macclayn711/
Macklien711/
Maclline711/
Maklaing711/
Macliane711/
Meacklin710/
McKallan710/
MacKliin710/
Maklin67417/
Maklan67401/
MacLam67187/
McLone67147/
Moccellin67129/
McLeon67117/
McClen67110/
McClun67101/
Moclyn6793/
Maclen6791/
Maclyn6741/
MacKellin6735/
McCallian6724/
McLeen6719/
Moklan6712/
Machillan6710/
Mokhlasin679/
McLenn678/
McLene677/
MacKellan677/
Moklin675/
MacCellan674/
MacIllian674/
MacKln673/
Makklaing673/
Mochellin673/
McLlen672/
MacLim672/
Moqlan672/
Moclán672/
Mackillan672/
McKlen671/
MacCleane671/
Macillien671/
Maclng671/
Maqlan671/
Maqlin671/
Moclín671/
Mocelliin671/
MacIllehhain670/
Moclen670/

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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 McLain
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