Lorraine Surname
Approximately 4,318 people bear this surname
Lorraine Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Lorraine'; v. Loring.
1680. Married — Samson Lorane and Rose Dutton: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1692. William Loraine and Ann Smith: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).
Read More About This SurnameLorraine Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,775 | 1:204,202 | 20,047 |
| Australia | 763 | 1:35,381 | 4,664 |
| New Zealand | 455 | 1:9,952 | 1,733 |
| England | 428 | 1:130,182 | 12,904 |
| Canada | 176 | 1:209,350 | 20,314 |
| Botswana | 105 | 1:20,828 | 4,170 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 96 | 1:1,174 | 270 |
| France | 76 | 1:873,983 | 102,402 |
| Brazil | 69 | 1:3,102,527 | 89,979 |
| Scotland | 68 | 1:78,733 | 5,846 |
| South Africa | 56 | 1:967,459 | 60,627 |
| Jamaica | 40 | 1:71,749 | 3,500 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Netherlands | 20 | 1:844,359 | 60,801 |
| Ireland | 17 | 1:276,996 | 9,887 |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
| Israel | 12 | 1:713,136 | 47,700 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 10 | 1:136,398 | 7,940 |
| India | 8 | 1:95,883,173 | 728,828 |
| Kenya | 8 | 1:5,772,488 | 50,256 |
| China | 7 | 1:195,331,652 | 10,124 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Afghanistan | 6 | 1:5,358,864 | 25,178 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Northern Ireland | 3 | 1:615,012 | 18,081 |
| Barbados | 3 | 1:95,816 | 1,797 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Dominica | 1 | 1:75,891 | 912 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 86 | 1:283,435 | 19,633 |
| Scotland | 51 | 1:73,396 | 4,210 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 50 | 1:1,004,374 | 59,252 |
Lorraine (497,374) may also be a first name.
Lorraine Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Lorraine'; v. Loring.
1680. Married — Samson Lorane and Rose Dutton: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1692. William Loraine and Ann Smith: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).
(French-Teut.) One from Lorraine, the Ger. Lothringen, anciently Lotharingen (Latinized as Lotharingia, whence French Lorraine) [from Lothar II. (d. 869), son of Lothar I.— -ingen being the Old Teutonic ‘son’ suff. (-ing) in the dat. pl. case; while the pers. name is from the Frankishcognate hlud, or hlod, of O.H.Ger. h)lút, loud, famous + hari, army]
Lorraine Demographics
Average Lorraine Salary in
United States
$44,459 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Lorraine Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Lorraine Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Lorraine (Arabic: لوراين, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻮﺭﻥ, Hindi: लोरेन, Marathi: लोरीन) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Lorraine? popularity and diffusion
Lorraine is the 107,915th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 1,687,713 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 49 percent of Lorraine live; 43 percent live in North America and 43 percent live in Anglo-North America. Lorraine is also the 2,030th most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 497,374 people.
It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 1,775 people, or 1 in 204,202. In The United States Lorraine is most frequent in: New York, where 15 percent reside, California, where 13 percent reside and Florida, where 7 percent reside. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 68 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 18 percent reside and New Zealand, where 11 percent reside.
Lorraine Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Lorraine has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lorraine last name expanded 3,550 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 498 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 133 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Lorraine Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those holding the Lorraine surname are 12.13% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.9% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Lorraine earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 8.56% more than the national average, earning R 257,976 per year; in United States they earn 3.04% more than the national average, earning $44,459 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.86% less than the national average, earning $44,786 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Lorraine Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lorraine in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻟﻮﺭﻥ | lwrn | - |
| Lorraine in the Hindi language | ||
| लोरेन | lorena | - |
| Lorraine in the Marathi language | ||
| लोरीन | lorina | 31.58 |
| लोरने | lorane | 26.32 |
| लोरैन | loraina | 10.53 |
| लॉरीन | lorina | 10.53 |
| लोरीण | lorina | 5.26 |
| लोिरन | loirana | 5.26 |
| लोरणे | lorane | 5.26 |
| लॉरीनी | lorini | 5.26 |
| Lorraine in the Arabic language | ||
| لوراين | lwrayn | - |
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