# McCane (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/mccane/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Irish.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Irish |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,313 |
| US rank (2010) | 20,263 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 235,145 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.0% (1,287 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Irish variant of McKean or McCahan.

## Who carries it

Share of people named McCane in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 76% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 20% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.8% |
| Two or more races | 2.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named McCane in the United States.

## People named McCane

- Bizzy Bone, American rapper and member of Bone Thugs-n-Harmony

## Similar surnames

McCann, McCain, McCune, McCown, McGann, McCuen, McCoin, McCone, McKean, McShane, McCowan, McNew.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.