How common is the surname Maine?

3,589 people in the United States had the surname Maine in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 86,026 Americans. It ranked 9,104th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Maine getting more or less common?

More common. 3,443 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,589 in 2010, up 4.2%.

Is Maine also a first name?

Yes. Maine 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 Maine

A French surname, carried by 3,589 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex M500

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Maine is more common than 94.4% of them.

Origin

French origin

From Old Irish Maine.

One of 791 French surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,589 people named Maine in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 86,026 Americans. That is up 4.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,443.

#9,104

rank among US surnames

3,589

people in 2010

1.2

per 100,000 Americans

+4.2%

change since 2000 (was #8,776)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,097	Sale	3,591	85,978
#9,100	Blow	3,590	86,002
#9,104	Pavon	3,589	86,026
#9,108	Wiest	3,588	86,049
#9,112	Springfield	3,586	86,097
#9,113	Vanhoose	3,585	86,121

Who is named Maine

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

87% of people named Maine identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.9% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 87%
Black (not Hispanic) 6.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Maine

Maine has the Soundex code M500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M500.

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Maine come from?: From Old Irish Maine.
How common is the surname Maine?: 3,589 people in the United States had the surname Maine in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 86,026 Americans. It ranked 9,104th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Maine?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Maine identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.9% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Maine getting more or less common?: More common. 3,443 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,589 in 2010, up 4.2%.
Is Maine also a first name?: Yes. Maine 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.