About Mclain
The surname McLain is of Scottish origin and is derived from the Gaelic name Mac Gille Eathain, meaning "son of the servant of Saint John." It is a patronymic surname, indicating that it was originally used to identify the descendants of a man who was associated with or served Saint John. The name has variations such as MacLean, MacLaine, and MacLean, and is commonly found in Scotland and among Scottish descendants around the world.
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Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Mclain based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.
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Here's how to represent Mclain in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Mclain using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.