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    The surname McKain

    A surname, carried by 2,431 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex M250

    McKain: #12,696 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer McKain #12,696, 2,431 people McKain: #12,696 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez McKain #12,696, 2,431 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McKain is more common than 92.2% of them.

    Origin

    Variant of McKean.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,431 people named McKain in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 127,004 Americans. That is up 23% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,985.

    #12,696
    rank among US surnames
    2,431
    people in 2010
    0.8
    per 100,000 Americans
    +22.5%
    change since 2000 (was #13,943)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #12,689Deroche2,434126,847
    #12,692Veilleux2,433126,899
    #12,694Culbert2,432126,951
    #12,696Henao2,431127,004
    #12,703Raulerson2,430127,056

    Who is named McKain

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

    86% of people named McKain identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.4% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 86%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 8.4%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
    • Two or more races 1.9%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous McKains

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Jonathan McKain
      Australian soccer player, born 1982

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like McKain

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

    Questions

    Where does the surname McKain come from?
    Variant of McKean.
    How common is the surname McKain?
    2,431 people in the United States had the surname McKain in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 127,004 Americans. It ranked 12,696th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname McKain?
    In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named McKain identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.4% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named McKain?
    Jonathan McKain, Australian soccer player.
    Where is the surname McKain most common?
    Wikidata records people named McKain in Australia.
    Is the surname McKain getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,985 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,431 in 2010, up 23%.