McBain / MacBain / McBean / Bean	Clan Badge	Tartan	Bain

Origins: Scottish, Irish. First found in Invernessshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Inbhir Nis) divided between the present day Scottish Council Areas of Highland and Western Isles, and consisting of a large northern mainland area and various island areas off the west coast, the shire was anciently both a Pictish and Norwegian stronghold, where they held a family seat from ancient times, long before the Norman Conquest of 1066.

Spelling variations: Bean, Beane, Beyn, Bayn, Bene, Bane, Baine, Beine, Bayne, Beyne, Been, Beaine, MacBain, MacBean, Bean, MacVain, MacBean, MacVan and many more.

Motto Translated: Touch not the cat without a shield.