The Vain Family History

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The Vain Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Vain
1841 Census 43
1851 Census 45
1861 Census 18
1871 Census 35
1891 Census 55

Most Frequent Forenames for the Vain Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census Total
ELIZABETH Vain 1 4 2 1 2
SARAH Vain 3 1 1 1 2
EDWARD Vain 1 2 1 2 0
ADA K Vain 0 0 0 0 1
ALFRED Vain 0 1 0 0 1
ANNIE Vain 0 0 0 0 1
BRIDGET Vain 0 0 0 0 1
CHARLES Vain 0 3 1 1 4
CHARLOTTE Vain 0 1 0 1 3
CHRISTOPHER Vain 0 0 0 0 1
DAVID Vain 0 1 0 0 1
DORA L Vain 0 0 0 0 1
FLORENCE Vain 0 0 0 0 1
FRED H Vain 0 0 0 0 1
FREDERICK Vain 0 0 0 0 1
HANNAH Vain 0 1 0 0 1
HANNAH ELIZABETH Vain 0 0 0 0 1
HARRY Vain 0 1 0 1 1
HENRY Vain 2 1 0 0 2
HERBERT Vain 0 0 0 0 2

Etmology and History of the Surname: Vain

Search for the etymology and history of the surname Vain (information provided by www.BehindTheName.com).

Your Family History Search

You can use the forms below to do automatic searches for the Vain family online amongst birth, marriage and death records from 1837, plus census transcripts for 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1891 and 1901


 


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