McBain
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac a' Ghille Bhàin (“son of the pale or white-haired man”).
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -eɪn
Proper noun edit
McBain (countable and uncountable, plural McBains)
- A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
- A minor city in Missaukee County, Michigan, United States, founded by John McBain.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, McBain is the 21360th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1266 individuals. McBain is most common among White (88.66%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McBain”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 544.