# Fine (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/fine/  
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) | 11,618 |
| US rank (2010) | 3,097 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 26,575 people |
| Change since 2000 | +0.9% (11,518 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

* As an English surname, from the adjective fine. * As an English and Irish surname, variant of Finn. * As a German and Jewish surname, Americanized from Fein.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Fine 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) | 92% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 2.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Fine in the United States.

## People named Fine

- Reuben Fine, American chess player and psychologist (1914–1993)
- Larry Fine, American comedian and actor, one of the Three Stooges (1902–1975)
- Jeanna Fine, American pornographic actress
- Randy Fine, American politician (born 1974)
- Travis Fine, American actor
- John Van Antwerp Fine, Jr., American Balkan and Byzantine historian (born 1939)
- Irving Fine, American composer (1914-1962)
- Sylvia Fine, American lyricist and songwriter (1913-1991)
- Vivian Fine, American composer (1913-2000)
- Lou Fine, artist (1914–1971)

## Similar surnames

Finn, Finney, Fain, Fein, Finnie, Fino, Feeney, Fan, Fenn, Fann, Feehan, Fama.

## 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.