The Blaine surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,451 people carried this name — #5,397 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 45,700 people counted. That is up 5% from 6,131 in 2000.

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In print

Blaine in American newspapers,
1876–1884.

Newspaper page from The Rock Island Argus carrying the name Blaine
The Rock Island Argus 1884-06-07
Newspaper page from The Daily Cairo Bulletin carrying the name Blaine
The Daily Cairo Bulletin 1884-06-07
Newspaper page from Omaha Daily Bee carrying the name Blaine
Omaha Daily Bee 1876-06-17

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Blaine in Australian newspapers,
1830s–1980s.

10,070 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Blaine. The most, 4,071, date from the 1890s. Queensland has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in the Northern Territory, at 3.5 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 3,150
New South Wales 2,636
Victoria 1,876
South Australia 1,215
Tasmania 622
Western Australia 473
Northern Territory 47
ACT (Canberra) 13

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Blaine.

Who carried it

People named Blaine,
with a public archive behind them.

  • David Blaine
    David Blaine 1824–1900 · Christian minister
  • Catharine Paine Blaine
    Catharine Paine Blaine 1829–1908
  • James G. Blaine
    James G. Blaine 1830–1893 · writer
  • Walker Blaine
    Walker Blaine 1855–1890 · lawyer
  • Emmons Blaine
    Emmons Blaine 1857–1892 · railway executive
  • Lydia Letitia Purvis Stonhouse d. 1922

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Blaine,
in the records of 5 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States528 records

528 records of the Blaine name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 220
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 115
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 91
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 51
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 29
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 20
  • Sacramento County historic burials 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Curtis E. Blaine

    Born 1918 in New Hampshire. Enlisted 1945 at Manchester; driver from Sullivan County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1997, buried at Hope Hill Cemetery, Charlestown, New Hampshire.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Emily Blaine

    Arrived at New York in 1885 aboard the Helvetia from Liverpool, aged 20; servant. From Liverpool, England.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record James Graham Blaine

    Born 1949; from Spokane, Washington. U.S. Marine Corps, rifleman; killed in action 1968 in Thua Thien, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 528 records for Blaine in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Australia68 records

68 records of the Blaine name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 31
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 27
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 9
  • Tasmanian Names Index 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record John Blaine

    Arrived in Victoria in 1853 aboard the Vivid, aged 30; Scottish.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Sarah Blaine

    Died 1891 in Hobart, Tasmania, aged 78.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Edward Blaine

    Solicitor of Cook Islands, Victoria; died 1914.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 68 records for Blaine in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Canada23 records

23 records of the Blaine name in Canada
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 9
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 7
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 3
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 2
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 2
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Thomas Blaine

    Died 1996, aged 93; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Mary Catherine Blaine

    Died 1967 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Richard Douglas Blaine

    Died in service in 1944.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 23 records for Blaine in Canada.

Counts: City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

New Zealand1 record

1 record of the Blaine name in New Zealand Thames-Coromandel District cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record John Blaine

    Buried in 1895 at Shortland Cemetery, Thames-Coromandel District, Waikato, aged 66.

    Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Thames-Coromandel District Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

Belgium1 record

1 record of the Blaine name in Belgium Belgian population registers
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Clemence Blaine

    In the population register of Aalst; servant, born 1857 in Hanchies.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Aalst (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

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