Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
BLAIN
There are approximately 2,215 people named Blain in the UK. That makes it the 4,140th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 35 are named Blain.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
Scotland
Language of origin
Gaelic
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
Celtic
From given name or forename
Related and similar surnames
BlaneBlaine
Bblain
Blaihn
Blahn
Blaan
Blaina
Blaign
Blaene
Blaann
Blaines
Blagne
Blainay
Blainey
Blaind
Blahna
Blainas
Blahny
Blai
Blagnes
Blagna
Blaany
The Blain surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Fr. 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.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
BLAIN. See Blane.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.