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    The surname McQuain

    An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 739 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex M250

    McQuain: #31,360 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon McQuain #31,360, 739 people McQuain: #31,360 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez McQuain #31,360, 739 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McQuain is more common than 80.7% of them.

    Origin

    Irish origin

    Anglicized form of Irish Mac Cuáin (“son of Cuán”), a diminutive of cú (“hound”).

    McQuain is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    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 739 people named McQuain in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 417,788 Americans. That is up 4.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 710.

    #31,360
    rank among US surnames
    739
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +4.1%
    change since 2000 (was #30,929)

    Who is named McQuain

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

    90% of people named McQuain identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 3.6% as Black (not Hispanic).

    • White (not Hispanic) 90%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.5%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 3.6%
    • Two or more races 1.1%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like McQuain

    McQuain 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 McQuain come from?
    Anglicized form of Irish Mac Cuáin (“son of Cuán”), a diminutive of cú (“hound”).
    How common is the surname McQuain?
    739 people in the United States had the surname McQuain in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 417,788 Americans. It ranked 31,360th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname McQuain?
    In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named McQuain identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    What type of surname is McQuain?
    McQuain is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname McQuain getting more or less common?
    More common. 710 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 739 in 2010, up 4.1%.