McCain (surname) explained

McCain
Gender:	Unisex
Language:	English
Language origin:	Irish Gaelic
Origin:	Mac Cathain
Meaning:	Grandson or Son of Cahan
Variant:	McCain, O'kane, Mckeane
Cognate:	"Mac Cathain & O Cathain

McCain is an Irish & Scottish English-language surname of Irish origin derived from Gaelic. The surname McCain first appeared in Derry in the province of Ulster and is Anglicised form "Mac Cathain and Ó Catháin Other spelling variations include O'Kane, Keane, McClaskey, Kane, O'Cain, McCain and many more^[1]

People with the surname

American military/political family

• Many McCains fought in the American Revolution; one such was Capt John Young McCain (1760–1850) Gen. of George Washington's staff^[2]
• John S. McCain Sr. (1884–1945), US Navy vice admiral
  • John S. McCain Jr. (1911–1981), US Navy admiral, son of John S. McCain, Sr.
  • Roberta McCain (1912–2020), wife of John S. McCain, Jr., mother of John S. McCain III
    • Sandy McCain (1934–2019), sister of John S. McCain III
    • John McCain (John S. McCain III) (1936–2018), US Senator, presidential candidate (2000, 2008), navy pilot, Vietnam War POW, son of John S. McCain, Jr.
    • Carol McCain (born 1937), ex-wife of John S. McCain III
      • Douglas McCain, adopted son of John S. McCain III
      • Andrew McCain (born 1962), adopted son of John S. McCain III
      • Sidney McCain (born 1966), daughter of John S. McCain III
    • Cindy McCain (born 1954), wife of John S. McCain III
      • Meghan McCain (born 1984), daughter of John S. McCain III
      • Renee Swift McCain (born 1983), wife of John Sidney McCain IV
      • James McCain (born 1988), son of John S. McCain III
      • Bridget McCain (born 1991), adopted daughter of John S. McCain III
    • Joe McCain (born 1942), brother of John S. McCain III
• Matthew L. McCain (born 1983), US Army Sergeant Major, current Senior Army Career Counselor XVIII Airborne Corps, Ft. Liberty, NC.

Other people with the surname

• Ben McCain (born 1955), co-host of a morning television program in Oklahoma City
• Betty Ray McCain (1931-2022), American politician
• Bobby McCain (born 1993), American footballer
• Brandi McCain (born 1979), former American college and professional basketballer
• Brice McCain (born 1986), American footballer
• Butch McCain, half of the singing songwriting team, The McCain Brothers
• Chris McCain (born 1991), American footballer
• Donald "Ginger" McCain (1930–2011), British horse trainer
• Edwin McCain (born 1970), American singer-songwriter
• Elske McCain (born 1976), American film actress
• Eric McCain (born 1986), former professional gridiron footballer
• Frances Lee McCain (born 1944), American actress
• Franklin McCain (1941–2014), American civil rights activist and member of the Greensboro Four
• Fred McCain (1917–1997), Canadian politician
• Gillian McCain (born 1966), Canadian poet, author, and photography collector
• Harrison McCain (1927–2004), Canadian businessmen co-founder of McCain Foods
• Henry Pinckney McCain (1861–1941), officer in the United States Army
• Hugh H. McCain (1854–????), produce dealer and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada
• Ida McCain (1884–????), American architect
• Jared McCain (born 2004), American basketball player
• Jerry McCain (1930–2012), blues performer
• Justin McCain (born 1979), American musician, songwriter, producer and label executive
• Kelly McCain (born 1983), former professional tennis player
• Mac McCain (born 1998), American football player
• Margaret McCain (born 1934), Canadian philanthropist and lieutenant governor of New Brunswick (1994–1997)
• Michael McCain (born 1958), president and CEO of Maple Leaf Foods
• Patrick McCain (born 1992), indoor footballer
• Robert Stacy McCain (born 1959), American author and journalist
• Rufus McCain (1903–1940), Alcatraz prisoner
• Scott McCain (born 1958), former professional tennis player
• Stephen McCain, retired American gymnast
• Vernon McCain (1908–1993), football coach
• W. T. McCain (1913–1993), American legislator and judge
• Wallace McCain (1930–2011), Canadian businessmen and co-founder of McCain Foods
• William David McCain (1907–1993), American archivist and college president
• Yvonne McCain (1948–2011), lead plaintiff in landmark lawsuit

Characters

• Chase McCain, the main protagonist of the video game Lego City Undercover
• Desmond McCain, the main antagonist in the eight Alex Rider book, Crocodile Tears
• Eden McCain, a character from the TV show Heroes
• Lucas McCain, a character from the TV show The Rifleman
  • Mark McCain, the son of Lucas McCain

See also

• McCain (disambiguation)
• McKean (disambiguation)

Notes and References

1. Web site: McCain Name Meaning, Family History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms. January 2000 .
2. McCain and Salter, Faith of My Fathers, p. 19.