McCain (surname)
McCain is an Irish & Scottish English-language surname of Irish origin derived from Gaelic. The surname McCain first appeared in Derry in the province of Ulster and is Anglicised from "Mac Cathain and Ó Catháin Other spelling variations include O'Kane, Keane, McClaskey, Kane, O'Cain, McCain and many more
People with the surname
American military/political family
- Many McCains fought in the American Revolution; one such was Capt John Young McCain Gen. of George Washington's staff
- John S. McCain Sr., US Navy vice admiral
- *John S. McCain Jr., US Navy admiral, son of John S. McCain, Sr.
- *Roberta McCain, wife of John S. McCain, Jr., mother of John S. McCain III
- **Sandy McCain, sister of John S. McCain III
- **John McCain, US Senator, presidential candidate, navy pilot, Vietnam War POW, son of John S. McCain, Jr.
- **Carol McCain, ex-wife of John S. McCain III
- ***Douglas McCain, adopted son of John S. McCain III
- ***Andrew McCain, adopted son of John S. McCain III
- ***Sidney McCain, daughter of John S. McCain III
- **Cindy McCain, wife of John S. McCain III
- ***Meghan McCain, daughter of John S. McCain III
- ***Renee Swift McCain, wife of John Sidney McCain IV
- ***James McCain, son of John S. McCain III
- ***Bridget McCain, adopted daughter of John S. McCain III
- **Joe McCain, brother of John S. McCain III
- Matthew L. McCain, US Army Sergeant Major, current Senior Army Career Counselor XVIII Airborne Corps, Ft. Liberty, NC.
Other people with the surname
- Ben McCain, co-host of a morning television program in Oklahoma City
- Betty Ray McCain, American politician
- Bobby McCain, American footballer
- Brandi McCain, American former basketball player
- Brice McCain, American footballer
- Butch McCain, half of the singing songwriting team, The McCain Brothers
- Chris McCain, American footballer
- Donald "Ginger" McCain, British horse trainer
- Edwin McCain, American singer-songwriter
- Elske McCain, American film actress
- Eric McCain, former professional gridiron footballer
- Frances Lee McCain, American actress
- Franklin McCain, American civil rights activist and member of the Greensboro Four
- Fred McCain, Canadian politician
- Gillian McCain, Canadian poet, author, and photography collector
- Harrison McCain, Canadian businessmen co-founder of McCain Foods
- Henry Pinckney McCain, officer in the United States Army
- Hugh H. McCain, produce dealer and political figure in New Brunswick, Canada
- Ida McCain, American architect
- Jared McCain, American basketball player
- Jerry McCain, blues performer
- Justin McCain, American musician, songwriter, producer and label executive
- Kelly McCain, former professional tennis player
- Mac McCain, American football player
- Margaret McCain, Canadian philanthropist and lieutenant governor of New Brunswick
- Michael McCain, president and CEO of Maple Leaf Foods
- Patrick McCain, indoor footballer
- Robert Stacy McCain, American author and journalist
- Rufus McCain, Alcatraz prisoner
- Scott McCain, former professional tennis player
- Stephen McCain, retired American gymnast
- Vernon McCain, football coach
- W. T. McCain, American legislator and judge
- Wallace McCain, Canadian businessmen and co-founder of McCain Foods
- William David McCain, American archivist and college president
- Yvonne McCain, lead plaintiff in landmark lawsuit
Characters
- Chase McCain, the main protagonist of the video game Lego City Undercover
- Desmond McCain, the main antagonist in the eight Alex Rider book, Crocodile Tears
- Eden McCain, a character from the TV show Heroes
- Scarlett McCain, a character from the book series The Outlaws Scarlett and Browne
- Lucas McCain, a character from the TV show The Rifleman
- *Mark McCain, the son of Lucas McCain