The Maines surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,196 people carried this name — #7,891 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 70,400 people counted. That is up 4% from 4,052 in 2000.

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In print

Maines in American newspapers,
1898–1922.

Newspaper page from The Ogden Standard-examiner carrying the name Maines
The Ogden Standard-examiner 1922-04-02
Newspaper page from The Evening Statesman carrying the name Maines
The Evening Statesman 1905-02-16
Newspaper page from San Antonio Daily Light carrying the name Maines
San Antonio Daily Light 1898-05-29

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Maines in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1960s.

414 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Maines. The most, 89, date from the 1900s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Queensland, at 2.3 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 178
Victoria 76
New South Wales 72
Western Australia 48
Tasmania 23
South Australia 13
ACT (Canberra) 3
Northern Territory 1

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

In the public record

People named Maines,
in the records of 4 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 States292 records

292 records of the Maines name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 137
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 59
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 40
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 28
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 13
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 9
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 3
  • Sacramento County historic burials 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Hasten E. Maines

    Born 1916 in Virginia. Enlisted 1942 at Camp Croft, South Carolina; sawmill worker. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1998, buried at Maines Family Cemetery, Sparta, North Carolina.

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

    Arrived at New York in 1876 aboard the Abyssinia from Liverpool, aged 53; matron. From Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Howard Dillison Maines

    U.S. Navy veteran of World War I and World War II. Born 1899, died 1949; buried at Barrancas National Cemetery, Florida.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 292 records for Maines in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · 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) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Australia22 records

22 records of the Maines name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 9
  • Tasmanian Names Index 7
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 6
  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 Rosanna Maines

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Eliza, sailing from London in 1829. Native of Coleraine, Derry. Applied for permission to marry in Van Diemen's Land in 1835.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Charles Maines

    Arrived in Queensland in 1874 aboard the Great Britain, aged 18.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  3. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Hugh Maines

    Left Hobart in 1817 aboard the Pilot, bound for Sydney, as a seaman.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 22 records for Maines in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · 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); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0).

Canada8 records

8 records of the Maines name in Canada
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 4
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 1
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 1
  • Ontario immigration records, 1865–1883 1
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Esther Maines

    Buried in 1989 at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  2. 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 George Edward Maines

    Died in service in 1917.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Thomas Maines

    Listed at Lloyds Cove & Sydney Mine, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia in the census and tax rolls of 1838.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 8 records for Maines in Canada.

Counts: Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Netherlands4 records

4 records of the Maines name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 3
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 1
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Maijke Maines

    Married in 1822 in Onstwedde; labourer, born 1783 in Windeweer (Hoogezand).

    Open Archives, Groninger Archieven (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Geertje Maines

    Married in 1769 in Windeweer.

    Open Archives, Groninger Archieven (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Jantje Maines

    Married in 1779 in Windeweer.

    Open Archives, Groninger Archieven (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 4 records for Maines 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).

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