Maine Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Buckinghamshire 1
Cambridgeshire 1
Channel Islands 1
Cheshire 1
Cornwall 2
Cumberland 1
Devon 26
Dorset 2
Durham 9
Essex 6
Gloucestershire 4
Hampshire 2
Herefordshire 1
Hertfordshire 5
Hunts and Rutland 1
Kent 7
Lancashire 15
Leicestershire 9
Lincolnshire 7
London 99
Monmouthshire 1
Northumberland 9
Norfolk 1
Northamptonshire 7
Oxfordshire 2
Shropshire 1
Somerset 40
Surrey 7
Staffordshire 9
Warwickshire 8
Wiltshire 1
Yorkshire 25
Anglesey 0
Bedfordshire 0
Brecknockshire 0
Berkshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Derbyshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Isle of Man 0
Middlesex 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0
Suffolk 0
Sussex 0
Westmorland 0
Worcestershire 0

Maine Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Maine family

Profession Census Frequency
Independent 10
Labourer 8
Agricultural Labourer 7
Female Servant 7
Farmer 4
Male Servant 3
Laundress 3
Student 2
Apprentice 2
Blacksmith 2
Corporal 2
Block Maker 2
Comb Maker 2
Keeper 2
Shoe Maker 2
Collier 2
Coal Miner 2
Flax Spinner 2
Waggon Driver 1
Malster 1
Baker 1
Iron Monger Apprentice 1
School Master 1
Tailor 1
Painter 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Maine

Name Census Frequency
Mary Maine 205
John Maine 185
William Maine 173
James Maine 143
Elizabeth Maine 135
Sarah Maine 120
George Maine 117
Thomas Maine 115
Henry Maine 92
Eliza Maine 73
Ann Maine 65
Jane Maine 63
Charles Maine 58
Joseph Maine 56
Robert Maine 48
Emily Maine 41
Emma Maine 40
Edward Maine 39
Annie Maine 37
Florence Maine 36
Margaret Maine 36
Alfred Maine 32
Caroline Maine 32
Richard Maine 30
Catherine Maine 29

Maine Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Moon 40% 44,213
2 Main 80% 14,435
3 Mayne 80% 12,759
4 Man 60% 6,647
5 Maine 100% 3,313
6 Mean 40% 2,970
7 Meen 40% 1,657
8 Amon 20% 1,223
9 Mein 60% 908
10 Maun 60% 820
11 Oman 40% 799
12 Moone 60% 746
13 Moan 40% 738
14 Mone 60% 697
15 Mine 80% 556
16 Mane 80% 343
17 Mien 40% 308
18 Mayn 60% 287
19 Men 40% 258
20 Mon 40% 211
21 Aman 40% 158
22 Eman 40% 139
23 Manne 80% 137
24 Omen 20% 137
25 Mun 40% 130
26 Moun 40% 109
27 Amen 20% 100
28 Meane 60% 100

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The surname Maine is the 5th most popular variant of Moon.

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