| McCain | |
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| Family name | |
| Pronunciation | McCain |
| Meaning | Contraction of Mac Cathan, "son of warrior" or McCann "son of wolfhunter" |
| Region of origin | Scotland, Ireland |
| Language(s) of origin | Scottish, Irish |
| Footnotes: US popularity[1] Frequency Comparisons[2] |
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McCain is an Hiberno-Scottish or Irish family name, (see also Kane) The name is extraordinarily like the anglicised Mac Anna name McCann. This name derives from Ulster Irish descent and is a contraction of Mac Cathan, "son of warrior", history strongly suggests that emigration to Scotland started new variations to Irish names either to mispronunciations, anglicisation or due to religious differences.
People with this name include:
Fictional characters with this name include:
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