Some MacBeans dropped the use of 'Mac'/'Mc', resulting in the surnames 'Bean' and (phonetically) 'Bain'. This has understandably caused confusion with the similarly named Bains of Tulloch who were not part of the Clan MacBean (McBain), but were in fact a branch of the Clan Mackay, who had changed their surname to Bain, after a forebear who was nicknamed 'Bàn'. Despite the lack of relationship between the Bains (Baynes) of Tulloch and Clan MacBean, a slight connection came later when Kenneth Bayne, 8th Laird of Tulloch sold the estate to his cousin Henry Davidson, whose successors became chiefs of Clan Davidson, members of Clan Chattan like the MacBeans.