Last Name BLAIN

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Meaning	Local: From the town of 'Blain,' in Bretagne, France. 'Blaen,' in the Welsh, signifies the summit or top; the same as 'pen,' 'brig,' and 'bar,' the highest part of a mountain; the end or top of an object; the inland extremity of a glen; a leader or chief.

Origin	French, Jewish, Haitian, Belgian, South african, Guam

Rank	6,941 (2000 US census)	6,241 (1990 US census)

Count	4,456 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

83.6%, or 3725 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
10.68%, or 476 total occurrences, as black,
0.43%, or 19 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.74%, or 33 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.75%, or 78 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
2.81%, or 125 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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English surnames

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Russian middle names

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