Sain Family History

Sain Surname Meaning

Americanized form of German Zirn which is a variant of Zürn (see Zurn). Compare Saine Sane and Sayne. Croatian and Serbian (Šain): metonymic occupational name for a hawker or a nickname from ša(h)in ‘falcon hawk (trained for hunting)’ a word of Turkish and ultimately Persian origin (see Sahin).

Compare Shain and Shine. Americanized form of Slovenian and Croatian Šajn: nickname from šajn an obsolete loanword from German meaning ‘shine’ or a Slavicized form of German Schein. As a Croatian surname it may also be a variant of Šain (see 2 above).

Compare Shain and Shine. Spanish: nickname from saín ‘fat’. Portuguese and Galician: habitational name from Saim in Portugal or Zaín in Galicia.

French (Saïn): metonymic occupational name for a pork butcher from Old French sain ‘lard’. Indian: variant of Shahin and Sahin.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Bain, Satin, Saint, Fain, Savin, Main, Chain, Sabin, Dain, Swain

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You can see how Sain families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Sain family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Sain families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 8 Sain families living in London. This was about 22% of all the recorded Sain's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Sain families in 1891.

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What did your Sain ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid domestic duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Sain.

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What is the average Sain lifespan?

Between 1946 and 2004, in the United States, Sain life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1952, and highest in 1967. The average life expectancy for Sain in 1946 was 37, and 75 in 2004.

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Sain Surname Meaning

Compare Shain and Shine. Spanish: nickname from saín ‘fat’. Portuguese and Galician: habitational name from Saim in Portugal or Zaín in Galicia.

French (Saïn): metonymic occupational name for a pork butcher from Old French sain ‘lard’. Indian: variant of Shahin and Sahin.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Sain family from?

What did your Sain ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid domestic duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Sain.

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Unpaid domestic duties

100%

What Sain family records will you find?

What is the average Sain lifespan?

Between 1946 and 2004, in the United States, Sain life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1952, and highest in 1967. The average life expectancy for Sain in 1946 was 37, and 75 in 2004.

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