How common is the last name Mcclain?

45,911 people in the United States have the last name Mcclain, about 1 in 6,510. It ranks #734 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

MCCLAIN

#734

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
45,911
About
1 in 6,510
This common or more
36.2%
Who bears it

Of the 45,911 people with the last name Mcclain, 59.3% reported their origin as White, 31.6% as Black and 4.9% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Mcclain

#732 David · 45,954#733 Oneal · 45,929#735 Johns · 45,892#736 Moon · 45,833

Spelled almost the same

8 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Mcclain, most common first.

#2,097 Mclain · 16,762#10,334 Mcclean · 2,963#10,391 Mcelwain · 2,949#10,736 Mcilwain · 2,840#12,791 Mclin · 2,299#22,666 Mcclam · 1,161#25,800 Mcclane · 1,000#26,524 Mcclaine · 969

Also a first name

As a first name, Mcclain ranks #18,816 of 53,615, with 569 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2023, with 28 births. See Mcclain as a first name

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