The Cline surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 50,258 people carried this name — #684 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 5,870 people counted. That is up 2% from 49,167 in 2000.

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In Argentina’s national register

At least 23 people named Cline 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

Buenos Aires Province 23

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In the first U.S. census, 1790

202 families named Cline, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 1,163 people lived in those households, 5.8 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 8 other spellings. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

Pennsylvania 138
New York 23
Maryland 22
North Carolina 11
Virginia 5
Massachusetts 2
Rhode Island 1

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 234 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Cline in American newspapers,
1912–1942.

Newspaper page from The Lynden Tribune carrying the name Cline
The Lynden Tribune 1912-10-17
Newspaper page from Hickory Daily Record carrying the name Cline
Hickory Daily Record 1921-08-15
Newspaper page from The Hardin Tribune-Herald carrying the name Cline
The Hardin Tribune-Herald 1942-07-30

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 776,695 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Cline in Australian newspapers,
1820s–1980s.

839 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Cline. The most, 111, date from the 1920s. New South Wales 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 Australian Capital Territory, at 1.4 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 325
Victoria 191
Queensland 110
Western Australia 72
South Australia 67
Tasmania 45
ACT (Canberra) 23
Northern Territory 1

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

Who carried it

People named Cline,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Milton W. Cline
    Milton W. Cline 1825–1911
  • Cyrus Cline
    Cyrus Cline 1856–1923 · lawyer
  • Maggie Cline
    Maggie Cline 1857–1934 · singer
  • Monk Cline
    Monk Cline 1858–1916 · baseball player
  • Charles E. Cline
    Charles E. Cline 1858–1914 · politician

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped — Milton W. Cline: Pdqbuilders, CC BY-SA 3.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0); the others are in the public domain or CC0 · 126 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Cline,
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 States3,262 records

3,262 records of the Cline name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 1,766
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 636
  • Other U.S. records 860
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Charles William Cline

    Born 1949; from Dalton, Georgia. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1968 in Thua Thien, South Vietnam. Buried at Chattanooga National Cemetery, Tennessee.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Fred T. Cline

    Born 1908 in Virginia. Enlisted 1943 at Charlottesville; paper mill worker. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1997, buried at Johnson Creek Arp Church Cemetery, Covington, Virginia.

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

    Arrived at New Orleans in 1848 aboard the Narragansett from Havre, aged 28; farmer. From Strasbourg, Germany.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 3,262 records for Cline in the United States.

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

Netherlands95 records

95 records of the Cline name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 63
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 32
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Theodorus Benjamin Cliné

    Married in 1887 in Amsterdam; publican. Died 1926 in Bloemendaal, aged 73.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Susanna Cliné

    Born 1886 in Tiel. Died 1969 in Soest, aged 82.

    Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Het Utrechts Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Helena Maria Cline

    In the population register of Amsterdam; domestic servant, born 1835 in Amsterdam.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Amsterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 95 records for Cline in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Canada43 records

43 records of the Cline name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 20
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 10
  • Other Canadian records 13
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Richard S. Cline

    Buried in 1953 at Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia, aged 54.

    Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Richard Stanley Cline

    Died 1953 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 Gordon Cline

    Died in service in 1917.

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

Showing 3 of 43 records for Cline in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). 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).

Australia34 records

34 records of the Cline name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 19
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 8
  • Other Australian records 7
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Catherine Cline

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Roslyn Castle, arriving 1836; certificate of freedom 1841.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record John A. Cline

    Arrived in Victoria in 1853 aboard the Canton, aged 29; American.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Frederick Cline

    Retired of Glenroy, Victoria; died 1980.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 34 records for Cline in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the Cline name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record C. Cline

    Us Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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