# Blaine (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/blaine/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 6,451 |
| US rank (2010) | 5,397 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 47,860 people |
| Change since 2000 | +5.2% (6,131 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /bleɪn/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Blaine in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 78% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 13% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.7% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.9% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 3.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Blaine in the United States.

## People named Blaine

- James G. Blaine, American politician (1830–1893)
- David Blaine, American illusionist and extreme performer
- Vivian Blaine, American actress (1921–1995)
- Hal Blaine, American drummer (1929–2019)
- John J. Blaine, American politician (1875-1934)
- Nell Blaine, American artist (1922-1996)

## Similar surnames

Bolin, Blain, Blaney, Bailon, Blouin, Belin, Bolan, Blinn, Ballin, Bloom, Blum, Bellamy.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.