Cain

in the US

There are 50,109 people with the last name "Cain" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

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Cain 475
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  1. is 471st most common Tyler
  2. is 472nd most common Roth
  3. is 473rd most common Mcbride
  4. is 474th most common Lindsey
  5. is 475th most common Cain
  6. is 476th most common Acosta
  7. is 477th most common Brock
  8. is 478th most common Drake
  9. is 479th most common Vazquez

Similar Names and Nicknames

Chin, Caine, Chinn, Caines, Cann, Cahn, China, Chino, Chim, Coin

Most Common First Names for Cain

James, John, Michael, Robert, William, David, Mary, Richard, Charles, Thomas



Meaning & History

Scottish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Iain, patronymic from Iain, one of the Gaelic forms of John. This name is found in many other spellings, including Mccain, Kean, and Mckean. In some cases it may also be a variant of Coyne.

English: variant spelling of Cane.

English (of Norman origin): habitational name from Caen in Calvados, France, named with the Gaulish elements catu ‘battle’ + magos ‘field’, ‘plain’.

French (Caïn): from the Biblical name Cain (Hebrew Qayin), probably applied as a derogatory nickname for someone who was considered to be treacherous.

Spanish (Caín): habitational name from a place called Caín in León.


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