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Blain

in the US

There are 4,071 people with the last name "Blain" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

NameRank
Blain 6,551
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  1. is 6,547th most common Thomasson
  2. is 6,548th most common Chenoweth
  3. is 6,549th most common Fortney
  4. is 6,550th most common Eckhardt
  5. is 6,551st most common Blain
  6. is 6,552nd most common Edgerton
  7. is 6,553rd most common Beggs
  8. is 6,554th most common Colin
  9. is 6,555th most common Giddings

Similar Names and Nicknames

Blair, Blaine, Blais, Blaisdell, Blaise, Blaize, Blaich, Blaikie, Blaire, Blaisure

Most Common First Names for Blain

James, Robert, David, Michael, William, John, Richard, Charles, Mary, Ronald

Meaning & History

Scottish: Anglicized form of the Gaelic personal name Bláán, a diminutive of blá ‘yellow’. This was the name of an early Celtic saint.

Scottish: shortened form of MacBlain.

Scottish and northern English: nickname for a person suffering from boils, from Middle English blain ‘blister’, ‘pustule’.

Variant of Blin, a reduced form of French Belin. Possibly also a reduced form of Abelin, a pet form of Abel.

FOREBEARS A Blain or Abelin from the Saintonge region of France is recorded in Contrecoeur, Quebec, in 1681. Lajeunesse is documented as a secondary surname in 1721.

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