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    The surname McCane

    An Irish surname, carried by 1,313 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex M250

    McCane: #20,263 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer McCane #20,263, 1,313 people McCane: #20,263 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez McCane #20,263, 1,313 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McCane is more common than 87.5% of them.

    Origin

    Irish origin

    Irish variant of McKean or McCahan.

    One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,313 people named McCane in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 235,145 Americans. That is up 2.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,287.

    #20,263
    rank among US surnames
    1,313
    people in 2010
    0.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +2%
    change since 2000 (was #19,436)

    Who is named McCane

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    76% of people named McCane identified as white (not Hispanic), 20% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 76%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 20%
    • Two or more races 2.3%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous McCanes

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Bizzy Bone
      American rapper and member of Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, born 1976

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like McCane

    McCane has the Soundex code M250, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M250.

    Other Irish surnames

    All 880 Irish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname McCane come from?
    Irish variant of McKean or McCahan.
    How common is the surname McCane?
    1,313 people in the United States had the surname McCane in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 235,145 Americans. It ranked 20,263rd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname McCane?
    In the 2010 Census, 76% of people named McCane identified as white (not Hispanic), and 20% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named McCane?
    Bizzy Bone, American rapper and member of Bone Thugs-n-Harmony.
    Where is the surname McCane most common?
    Wikidata records people named McCane in the United States.
    Is the surname McCane getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,287 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,313 in 2010, up 2.0%.