Lain Family History
Lain Name Meaning
English: variant spelling of Lane.Reduced form of
Scottish and northern Irish McLain(see McLean).
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Name Distribution of Lain Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Lain families
 19 - 35  7 - 18 |
 1 - 6  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Lain families
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57 - 111 20 - 56 |
1 - 19 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Lain families
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4 - 5 2 - 3 |
1 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Lain census records
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Lain Family Origin
Lain Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Lain
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Lain Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Lain census records
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Lain Civil War Service Records
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