# Lorraine (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/lorraine/  
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) | 941 |
| US rank (2010) | 26,042 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 328,104 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.4% (910 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ləˈɹeɪn/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Inherited from Middle English Loreyne, from Old French Loherraine, from loherenc (“Lotharingian”); compare Early Medieval Latin Lotharingia (ultimately named for Lothair II, who ruled it); compare Lotharingia, German Lothringen.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Lorraine 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) | 86% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 6.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.7% |
| Two or more races | 1.5% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Lorraine in the United States and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

## People named Lorraine

- Louise Lorraine, actress (1904-1981)
- Harry Lorraine, actor (1886-1934)
- Lillian Lorraine, American silent film actress (1892–1955)

## Similar surnames

Loran, Lerma, Lawhorn, Laureano, Liriano, Llerena, Learn, Laramie, Lawhorne, Laurin, Lauren.

## 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.