McBain
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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.
Categories:
- English terms derived from Scottish Gaelic
- Rhymes:English/eɪn
- Rhymes:English/eɪn/2 syllables
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- English surnames
- English surnames from Scottish Gaelic
- en:Cities in Michigan, USA
- en:Cities in the United States
- en:Places in Michigan, USA
- en:Places in the United States