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    The surname Lorraine

    A surname, carried by 941 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ləˈɹeɪn/ 2 syllables Soundex L650 Also a first name

    Lorraine: #26,042 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Lorraine #26,042, 941 people Lorraine: #26,042 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Lorraine #26,042, 941 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Lorraine is more common than 83.9% of them.

    Origin

    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.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 941 people named Lorraine in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 328,104 Americans. That is up 3.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 910.

    #26,042
    rank among US surnames
    941
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +3.4%
    change since 2000 (was #25,503)

    Who is named Lorraine

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

    86% of people named Lorraine identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.9% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 86%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 6.9%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 1.7%
    • Two or more races 1.5%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Lorraines

    3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Louise Lorraine
      Actress (1904-1981)
    • Harry Lorraine
      Actor (1886-1934)
    • Lillian Lorraine
      American silent film actress (1892–1955)

    Notable Lorraines come mostly from the United States (2) and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Lorraine

    Lorraine has the Soundex code L650, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code L650.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Lorraine come from?
    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.
    How common is the surname Lorraine?
    941 people in the United States had the surname Lorraine in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 328,104 Americans. It ranked 26,042nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Lorraine?
    In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Lorraine identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.9% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Lorraine?
    Louise Lorraine, actress (1904-1981), followed by Harry Lorraine.
    Where is the surname Lorraine most common?
    Wikidata records people named Lorraine in the United States and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
    How do you pronounce Lorraine?
    Lorraine is /ləˈɹeɪn/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname Lorraine getting more or less common?
    More common. 910 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 941 in 2010, up 3.4%.
    Is Lorraine also a first name?
    Yes. Lorraine 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.