McElwain

McElwain is a surname of Celtic origin. It can be derived from either Scottish or Irish.^[1] The Scottish translation being the anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Gille Bheathain, meaning ‘son of the servant of (Saint) Beathan’ and also a personal name representing a diminutive of beatha ‘life’. The Irish form being the anglicised form of Gaelic Mac Giolla Bháin, meaning ‘son of the white-haired (i.e. ‘ash blond’) lad’. In Ulster this surname can be derived to be the Scottish form as opposed to the Irish form which would be more common in the Republic of Ireland. Another anglicised version of the Irish "Mac Giolla Bháin" is the surname Kilbane.^[2]

It may refer to:

Jason McElwain, American basketball player
Jim McElwain, American football coach
John A. McElwain (1794–1875), New York politician
Percy McElwaine, Irish officer
Séamus McElwaine, IRA member
Wade McElwain, Canadian comedian

References

Surnames derived from color White

English/Celtic	Mac Giolla Bháin McIlwain, McIlwain Gwyn/Gwynn/Gwynne Le Guen White, Whyte Wight

German/Yiddish	Weiss, Weiß , Weisse Weisz (Hungarian spelling, from Austria-Hungary times)

Other Germanic	Hvide Hvidt Vitt Witt De Witt DeWitt de Wit

Romance	Alba Albu Albus Bianchi, Bianki (Russified),Biancini, Bianchini, Bianco Blanc, LaBianca, le Blanc, Leblanc, LoBianco Blanco Branco Blank

Slavic	Belić, Bijelić Belov Belsky Bely, Belenky Biały, Białas, Białek, Białecki, Białkowski Bielak/Bielák/Belyak, Bielski, Bielecki//Beletsky, Bieliński/Belinski, Bielawski Bilyi Byelik, Belik, Belyaev, Belyakov, Belykh

Other	Fehér Baek (Paek, Baik, Paik) Bai

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