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McCain's family tree includes Scots-Irish and English ancestors

Telling from the last name though, the bloodline of the males is

McCain is an Irish derivative of the Scottish surname McKean

In Gaelic--the native language of Scotland and Ireland--McKean means "Mac Iain." Mac or Mc is translated into "son of" while Ian is the Gaelic form of the English name, John. Therefore, McKean means "son of John."

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