McCain (surname)

Updated on Dec 27, 2024

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Gender Unisex Language(s) Gaelic Meaning "son of Ian"		Language(s) English Word/Name Mac Iain

McCain is an English-language surname derived from Gaelic. The surname is an Anglicised form of the Gaelic Mac Iain, meaning "son of Ian".

People with the surname

American military/political family:

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 (born 1912), wife of John S. McCain, Jr., mother of John S. McCain III

John S. McCain III (born 1936), US Senator, presidential candidate (2000, 2008), Navy pilot, Vietnam War POW, son of John S. McCain, Jr.

Joe McCain (born 1942), brother of John S. McCain III

Meghan McCain (born 1984), daughter of John S. McCain III

Carol McCain (born 1937 or 1938), ex-wife of John S. McCain III

Cindy Hensley McCain (born 1954), wife of John S. McCain III

Edwin McCain (born 1970), American singer-songwriter

Fred McCain (1917 - 1997), Canadian politician

Donald "Ginger" McCain (1930 - 2011), British horse trainer

Donald McCain, British horse trainer, son of Ginger McCain

Frances Lee McCain (born 1944), American actress

Harrison McCain (1927 - 2004), Canadian businessmen co-founder of McCain Foods

Ida McCain (b. 1884), American architect

Jerry McCain (1930 - 2012), blues performer

Robert Stacy McCain (born 1959), American author and journalist

Margaret McCain (born 1934), Canadian philanthropist and lieutenant governor of New Brunswick (1994-97)

Rufus McCain (died 1940), Alcatraz prisoner

Vernon McCain (1908 - 1993), football coach

Wallace McCain (1930 - 2011), Canadian businessmen and co-founder of McCain Foods

William McCain (1907 - 1993), American archivist and college president

W. T. McCain (1913-1993), American legislator and judge

Fictional characters with this name include:

Eden McCain, a character from the TV show Heroes

Lucas McCain, a character from the TV show The Rifleman

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