McVean
surname · Latin script
Recorded as a male name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise
McVean is a surname written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in the United States. Recorded meaning: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Bheathain ‘son of Beathan’.
- USUnited States
- AUAustralia
- CACanada
Where the name is found, darker where our sources hold more of it. No national register counts its bearers anywhere we hold data, so the map carries no figures. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Bheathain ‘son of Beathan’. Compare McElwain.
Sources 1
- Dictionary of American Family Names
Where in the world(measured from records)
Recorded in:
No national register we accept counts this name’s bearers, so the page lists where it is found and publishes no figure.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Charles McVeanb. 1802USAmerican politician and judge
- Colin Alexander McVeanb. 1838Scottish civil engineer
- Malcolm McVeanb. 1871GBScottish footballer (1871-1907)
- David B. McVeanb. 1903GBScottish banker (1903-1959)
- Jeff McVeanb. 1954AUAustralian equestrian
- Gilean McVeanb. 1973GBBritish statistician, Professor of statistical genetics at the University of Oxford
- Katie McVeanb. 1986NZNew Zealand equestrian
- Gregor McVeanb. 1992GBbadminton player
- Donald N. McVeanbotanist
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 10 sources across 3 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2020 | 2020 | 265 | #77,921 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2000 | 2000 | 260 | #70,273 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010 | 2010 | 209 | #88,685 |
| CH Switzerland | BFS — Familiennamen der Wohnbevölkerung (surnames) | 2024 | 4 | #118,617 |
| GB United Kingdom | BBC Pronouncing Dictionary of British Names | — | — | — |
| US United States | wru Name Dictionary — US surnames, Census 2010 subset (Khanna et al.) | — | — | — |
Reference works 4
- Dictionary of American Family Names
- Nederlandse FamilienamenBank (Dutch surname bank; ex-Meertens Instituut, now CBG)2007
- Wikipedia surname tokens
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does the name McVean come from?
- Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Bheathain ‘son of Beathan’. Compare McElwain. Recorded by Dictionary of American Family Names.
- What does the name McVean mean?
- Recorded meaning: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Bheathain ‘son of Beathan’.
- In which country does McVean have the most bearers?
- McVean is most frequently recorded in the United States.
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About this data
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Cite this page Mondonomo, “McVean”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.