# McClain (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 48,165 |
| US rank (2010) | 722 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 6,410 people |
| Change since 2000 | +5.7% (45,560 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named McClain 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) | 61% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 33% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 2.6% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named McClain in the United States.

## People named McClain

- China Anne McClain, American actress and singer (born 1998)
- Anne McClain, American astronaut
- Katrina McClain, American basketball player (born 1965)
- Lisa McClain, American politician (born 1966)
- Cady McClain, American actress
- Dave McClain, American drummer
- Ted McClain, American basketball player
- April McClain-Delaney, American politician
- Isaiah Rashad, American rapper from Tennessee

## Similar surnames

McClean, McQuillan, McCullen, McCluney, McClaine, McClane, McCallion, McLean, McClendon, McLain, McClanahan, McClung.

## 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.