Explore the Family Name Mclaine

The meaning of Mclaine

Scottish: variant of McLean.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

According to the data derived from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Mclaine has seen a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Mclaine ranked as the 47838th most popular surname in the U.S., but by 2010, it had dropped to the 52267th spot. This represents a decrease of 9.26%. The count of people with the surname also decreased from 416 in 2000 to 397 in 2010, marking a reduction of 4.57%. Furthermore, the proportion of people bearing this surname per 100,000 residents in the U.S. decreased by 13.33%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#47,838	#52,267	-9.26%
Count	416	397	-4.57%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.13	-13.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mclaine

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Mclaine also experienced some changes between 2000 and 2010, as indicated by the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, 81.01% of individuals with this surname identified as White, which decreased to 76.57% in 2010. Meanwhile, the percentage of Black individuals bearing the Mclaine surname increased from 15.63% to 17.63%. The Hispanic population with this surname also saw an increase, jumping from 1.44% in 2000 to 2.27% in 2010. During this decade, the Asian/Pacific Islander and those identifying with two or more races emerged within the Mclaine surname demographic, each accounting for 1.76% of the total population in 2010. There was no recorded change for American Indian and Alaskan Native populations during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
White	81.01%	76.57%	-5.48%
Black	15.63%	17.63%	12.8%
Hispanic	1.44%	2.27%	57.64%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.76%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	1.76%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%