How common is the surname Blaine?

6,451 people in the United States had the surname Blaine in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 47,860 Americans. It ranked 5,397th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Blaine?

James G. Blaine, American politician (1830–1893), followed by David Blaine.

Where is the surname Blaine most common?

Wikidata records people named Blaine in the United States.

How do you pronounce Blaine?

Blaine is /bleɪn/, one syllable.

Is the surname Blaine getting more or less common?

More common. 6,131 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,451 in 2010, up 5.2%.

Is Blaine also a first name?

Yes. Blaine is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Blaine

A surname, carried by 6,451 people in the United States.

Pronounced /bleɪn/ 1 syllable Soundex B450 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Blaine is more common than 96.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,451 people named Blaine in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 47,860 Americans. That is up 5.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,131.

#5,397

rank among US surnames

6,451

people in 2010

2.2

per 100,000 Americans

+5.2%

change since 2000 (was #5,231)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,393	Deane	6,454	47,838
#5,394	Ingalls	6,453	47,845
#5,396	Blanchette	6,452	47,853
#5,397	Blaine	6,451	47,860

Who is named Blaine

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

78% of people named Blaine identified as white (not Hispanic), 13% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.3% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Blaines

6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

James G. Blaine
American politician (1830–1893)
David Blaine
American illusionist and extreme performer, born 1973
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)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Blaine

Blaine has the Soundex code B450, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B450.

Questions

How common is the surname Blaine?: 6,451 people in the United States had the surname Blaine in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 47,860 Americans. It ranked 5,397th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Blaine?: In the 2010 Census, 78% of people named Blaine identified as white (not Hispanic), and 13% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Blaine?: James G. Blaine, American politician (1830–1893), followed by David Blaine.
Where is the surname Blaine most common?: Wikidata records people named Blaine in the United States.
How do you pronounce Blaine?: Blaine is /bleɪn/, one syllable.
Is the surname Blaine getting more or less common?: More common. 6,131 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,451 in 2010, up 5.2%.
Is Blaine also a first name?: Yes. Blaine is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.