The Vain surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 227 people carried this name — #82,908 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,250,000 people counted. That is down 2% from 231 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 118 people named Vain.
Those born in France came from 9 départements, most often Seine-Maritime.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
Who carried it
People named Vain,
with a public archive behind them.
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Jean Vain d. 1999 · rower
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Jaan Vain 1886–1942 · lawyer
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Georg Vain 1898–1928 · association football player
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Aleksander Vain 1901–1942 · photographer
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Aleksander Vain 1902–1942 · photographer
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Evald Vain 1915–1970 · composer
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Vain.
When the index is not enough
This page says where Vain is.
A volume says what happened to it.
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