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The Germaine surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,324 people carried this name — #20,157 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 222,200 people counted. That is down 2% from 1,346 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Germaine surname

A surname transferred from the given name, a variant of Germain.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Germaine» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 245 people named Germaine.

5 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 36 départements, most often Paris.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 5
Paris 51
Seine-Maritime 42
Manche 24
Aube 22
Yvelines 21
Calvados 15
Eure 9
Côte-d’Or 8

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

Who carried it

People named Germaine,
with a public archive behind them.

  • William D. C. Germaine
    William D. C. Germaine 1866–1943 · mayor
  • Korey Marcel Germaine d. 2013
  • Ann Germaine 1769–1823
  • Mary Germaine 1933– · actor
  • Lewis Germaine 1935–1992 · cricketer
  • Joe Germaine 1975– · American football player

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.

When the index is not enough

This page says where Germaine 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.

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