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Mcclain Family History
Mcclain Genealogy & Family TreeMcClain is a Scottish name from the Western Isles, Scotland, where the family held lands. It comes from the Gaelic Mac Gille Eathain, which means "son of the servant of Saint John." The family motto is Virtue mine honour which means "Virtue is my honor."
Other spellings include "MacClain," "MacLaine," "MacClaine," "MacLean," "MacLane," "MacLeane," and "MacClean." Notable people with the surname include American basketball player Ted McClain (New York nets, Buffalo Braves, Phoenix Suns), American baseball player Scott McClain (Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Chicago Cubs, San Francisco Giants), and American actress Shirley MacLaine (The Apartment, Terms of Endearment, Downton Abbey). The first McClain to come to America was William McClain in Pennsylvania in 1820.
Mcclain Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Rebecca McClain -- --, 1841 September 12, 1927 Indiana
- Elizabeth McClain -- --, 1685 December 0, 1793
- Lachlan Laughlan McLane Mcclain -- --, 1749 December 0, 1805
- Thomas Mcclain -- --, 1873 September 20, 1949 Georgia
- Thomas Coy Mcclain -- --, 1926 January 25, 1999 Alabama
Mcclain Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- James Bascum Mcclain -- --, 1851 November 8, 1851 Illinois
- Tirzah Mcclain -- --, 1836 December 0, 1920 Pennsylvania
- Lilly Ann Mcclain -- --, 1860 Oklahoma
- Bernard Mcclain -- --, 1819 December 2, 1900
- Robert Mcclain
