Loraine surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Loraine surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 187 people carried this name — #97,210 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,666,700 people counted. That is up 3% from 181 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 65 people named Loraine.

3 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 7 départements, most often Nord.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 3
Nord 40
Paris 6
Côtes-d’Armor 5
Seine-Maritime 5
Somme 3
Ille-et-Vilaine 2
Vienne 1

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

In print

Loraine in American newspapers,
1886–1896.

Newspaper page from Platte Valley Lyre carrying the name Loraine
Platte Valley Lyre 1896-06-18
Newspaper page from The Wheatland World carrying the name Loraine
The Wheatland World 1896-06-12
Newspaper page from Washington Standard carrying the name Loraine
Washington Standard 1886-11-26

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 34,772 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Loraine,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Charles Loraine Smith
    Charles Loraine Smith 1751–1835 · politician
  • Vivien Loraine d. 1953
  • Florence Loraine d. 1953
  • Thomas Loraine 1550–
  • Grace Loraine 1580–
  • Sir Thomas Loraine, 1st Bt. 1638–1718

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

When the index is not enough

This page says where Loraine 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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