Explore the Family Name Mcbain

The meaning of Mcbain

Scottish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac B(h)eathain ‘son of Beathan’ (Irish Beathán), a personal name from a diminutive of beatha ‘life’. It is possibly also a shortened form of Mac Gille Bheathain ‘son of the servant of Beathan’.

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How common is the last name Mcbain in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Mcbain saw a downward trend between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Mcbain ranked as the 18,288th most popular surname in the U.S., but dropped to 21,360th in 2010, marking a decrease of 16.8%. The number of people bearing this surname also fell from 1,399 in 2000 to 1,226 in 2010, a decline of 12.37%. The proportion of the population with this surname per 100,000 individuals went down by 19.23%, from 0.52 to 0.42.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#18,288	#21,360	-16.8%
Count	1,399	1,226	-12.37%
Proportion per 100k	0.52	0.42	-19.23%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mcbain

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data gives an interesting picture. Between 2000 and 2010, the percentage of people with the Mcbain surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander increased by 15.49% while the American Indian and Alaskan Native category saw the highest growth at 43.86%. On the other hand, there was a rise of 39.68% in the number of people identifying as Hispanic. The count of those identifying as two or more races declined by 27.39%. The biggest group, however, remained the White category, even though it saw a minor decrease from 89.78% to 88.66%. Similarly, the Black category experienced a small drop of 1.42%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	89.78%	88.66%	-1.25%
Hispanic	3.15%	4.4%	39.68%
Black	4.22%	4.16%	-1.42%
Two or More Races	1.57%	1.14%	-27.39%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.71%	0.82%	15.49%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.57%	0.82%	43.86%