The Clain surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 158 people carried this name — #111,426 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,000,000 people counted. That is down 11% from 178 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 1,786 people named Clain.
45 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 48 départements, most often La Réunion.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 21 people named Clain live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Clain,
with a public archive behind them.
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Pablo Clain 1652–1717 · teacher
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Gilbert Clain 1941–2021 · sculptor
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Olivier Clain 1954– · university teacher
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Marie-Luce Brasier-Clain 1959– · politician
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Médéric Clain 1976– · sport cyclist
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Fabien Clain 1978–2019 · spokesperson
Wikidata (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Clain.
- Civil 970 · U.S. census
- Clady 239 · U.S. census
- Claerhout 155 · U.S. census
- Claes 277 · U.S. census
- Claessens 150 · U.S. census
- Claeys 1,398 · U.S. census
- Clair 4,571 · U.S. census
- Claire 1,253 · U.S. census
- Clar 320 · U.S. census
- Clara 1,099 · U.S. census
- Clare 4,309 · U.S. census
- Clarey 911 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Clain is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.