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The Maine surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,589 people carried this name — #9,104 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 82,000 people counted. That is up 4% from 3,443 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Maine surname

A Scottish and English surname from Old French, a variant of Main.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Maine» (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 350 people named Maine.

10 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 41 départements, most often Manche.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 10
Manche 54
Paris 31
Seine-Maritime 31
Nord 29
Sarthe 29
Aisne 22
Yvelines 14
Ille-et-Vilaine 14

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 273 people named Maine 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 Santa Fe.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Santa Fe 117
Córdoba 75
Buenos Aires Province 45
Jujuy 26
City of Buenos Aires 10

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

In the Nordic population registers

30 people named Maine is counted in Finland.

Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.

Counted, by country

Finland (2026) 30

Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Maine in American newspapers,
1878–1920.

Newspaper page from The Ottawa Free Trader carrying the name Maine
The Ottawa Free Trader 1878-04-27
Newspaper page from The Sun And The New York Herald carrying the name Maine
The Sun And The New York Herald 1920-03-07
Newspaper page from The Montgomery Advertiser carrying the name Maine
The Montgomery Advertiser 1911-02-05

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 2,153,162 pages in all carry the name.

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