McSwain

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McSwain

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Probably an Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Suibhne, like McSweeney or a Gaelic patronymic based on Old Norse sveinn (“boy, servant”).

proper noun McSwains · McSwan · McSween

A surname from Scottish Gaelic [in turn from Old Norse].
A census-designated place in Merced County, California, United States.

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@misc{mcswain_2026,
  title = {McSwain},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mcswain},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}