McQuain
English
editEtymology
editAnglicized form of Irish Mac Cuáin (“son of Cuán”), a diminutive of cú (“hound”).
Proper noun
editMcQuain (plural McQuains)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, McQuain is the 31360th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 739 individuals. McQuain is most common among White (89.85%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McQuain”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 561.