The Vaine surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 183 people carried this name — #98,982 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,666,700 people counted. That is up 13% from 162 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 53 people named Vaine.
Those born in France came from 11 départements, most often Somme.
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.
In the Nordic population registers
28 people named Vaine is counted in Finland.
Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
Who carried it
People named Vaine,
with a public archive behind them.
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Kai Vaine 1978– · stage actor
Wikidata (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Vaine.
When the index is not enough
This page says where Vaine 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.