Laine Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 1
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 110
Cheshire 7
Cornwall 0
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Devon 0
Dorset 0
Durham 23
Essex 5
Gloucestershire 0
Hampshire 5
Herefordshire 2
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) 5
Isle of Man 0
Kent 8
Lancashire 17
Leicestershire 1
Lincolnshire 2
London 12
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 5
Norfolk 3
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 1
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) 5
Shropshire 0
Suffolk 3
Somerset 5
Surrey 0
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 1
Warwickshire 9
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 1
Worcestershire 3
Yorkshire 7

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 2
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 7
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Laine Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Laine family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 45
Labourer 13
Farmers Son 5
Agricultural Labourer 4
Dress Maker 4
Servant 4
Farmers Daughter 3
Farmers Wife 3
Gardener 3
General Servant 3
Laundress 3
Quarryman 3
Engine Fitter 3
Paper Maker 3
Coal Miner 3
Annuitant 2
Charwoman 2
Farmer 2
Mason 2
Labourer Wife 2
Bullion Refiner 2
Housemaid 2
Mill Wright 1
Shop Keeper 1
Wire Drawer 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Laine

Name Census Frequency
John Laine 162
Mary Laine 150
Thomas Laine 103
Elizabeth Laine 81
James Laine 74
William Laine 74
Sarah Laine 41
Peter Laine 38
Henry Laine 36
Margaret Laine 36
Ann Laine 34
Louisa Laine 32
Abraham Laine 31
Alice Laine 31
Julia Laine 31
George Laine 29
Emma Laine 27
Jane Laine 24
Alfred Laine 23
Eliza Laine 23
Robert Laine 22
Joseph Laine 21
Nicholas Laine 21
Rachel Laine 21
Catherine Laine 19

Laine Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Lane 80% 150,628
2 Line 80% 10,706
3 Lean 40% 9,447
4 Lone 60% 3,303
5 Laine 100% 2,034
6 Leon 40% 1,929
7 Lion 40% 1,602
8 Alen 20% 1,362
9 Luin 60% 1,332
10 Lain 80% 1,310
11 Layne 80% 1,210
12 Elen 20% 1,072
13 Loan 40% 631
14 Lan 60% 472
15 Elan 40% 466
16 Luna 40% 376
17 Loon 40% 351
18 Lune 60% 342
19 Leane 60% 327
20 Loane 60% 276
21 Laan 60% 272
22 Loone 60% 265
23 Alan 40% 262
24 Leen 40% 256
25 Leno 40% 215
26 Lonie 40% 207
27 Len 40% 200
28 Luen 40% 163
29 Lun 40% 159
30 Layn 60% 146
31 Lon 40% 146
32 Leone 60% 144
33 Elin 40% 132
34 Laun 60% 131
35 Lene 60% 120

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The surname Laine is the 5th most popular variant of Lane.

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