Fine is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Fine
No. of characters: 4
Origin: England
Meaning:

Variant of the Finne. Descendant of little Fionn meaning "fair".

The fine or elegant person; a clever man.

Form of Fiennes. This noble family derive from Conon de Fiennes, who in 1112 was earl of Boulogne, taking his name from a village in the Boulonnais territory. John de Fiennes, a collateral ancestor, had accompanied William the Conqueror to England in 1066, and he and his descendants for five generations were constables of Dover castle and lord-wardens of the Cinque Ports. The name has been varied to Fenes, Fenys, Fynes, and Fines.

Fine is variation of Fines. See Fynes - See Fiennes - This noble family derive from Conon de Fiennes, who in 1112 was earl of Boulogne, taking his name from a village in the Boulonnais territory. John de Fiennes, a collateral ancestor, had accompanied William the Conqueror to England in 1066, and he and his descendants for five generations were constables of Dover castle and lord-wardens of the Cinque Ports. The name has been varied to Fenes, Fenys, Fynes, and Fines.

Lastname is the variant of Finnis. A native of Finland; a Fin. Ulf Fenisc occurs as a previous tenant in Domseday in counties Derby, Nottingham, Lincoln, and Huntingdon, and Fin Danus (a Dane) in county of Bucks.

Fine is variant form of Fynes. See Fiennes - This noble family derive from Conon de Fiennes, who in 1112 was earl of Boulogne, taking his name from a village in the Boulonnais territory. John de Fiennes, a collateral ancestor, had accompanied William the Conqueror to England in 1066, and he and his descendants for five generations were constables of Dover castle and lord-wardens of the Cinque Ports. The name has been varied to Fenes, Fenys, Fynes, and Fines.

How popular is Fine?

Fine is common in United States, Israel, France, Canada, England, Nigeria, Egypt, South Africa, Australia, Tonga, Italy, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, New Zealand, India, Mauritius.

Fine is ranked 20325 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Fine bearers increased by 0.87 per cent in 2010 US census to 11618 since 2000, the surname slipped by 232 spots and ranked at 3097. The last name was found in around 4 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 91.71 92.82
Hispanic or Latino 2.32 1.74
Black 2.01 1.87
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 1.67 1.59
Others 1.64 1.35
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.65 0.64
Fine is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however Tonga is ahead in terms of density. Around 26919 people have been found who wears Fine as their family name. Fine is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Fine:
2,443 United States18,616
Countries with thousands of Fine:
793 Israel1,606
7,056 France1,240
Countries with hundreds of Fine:
6,338 Canada697
9,141 England673
16,649 Nigeria595
13,801 Egypt488
13,510 South Africa482
11,601 Australia262
137 Tonga210
37,167 Italy209
29,524 Saudi Arabia159
42,794 Morocco136
6,115 New Zealand127
163,091 India101
2,739 Mauritius101
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
72,931 Germany74
31,022 Netherlands71
6,572 Haiti68
4,402 Ireland67
18,658 Papua New Guinea60
4,582 Bahrain59
49,943 Argentina58
56,327 Iran56
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
156,404 Indonesia49
5,910 Wales46
95,514 DR Congo41
1,857 China39
9,432 Dominican Republic39
45,415 Greece35
243,257 Thailand34
3,873 Jamaica33
12,265 Portugal28
45,013 Belgium26
200,051 Brazil23
15,343 Botswana22
27,149 Norway20
24,706 Denmark16
16,977 Liberia15
16,471 Scotland14
2,098 Guam12
102,971 Malaysia11
27,512 United Arab Emirates11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
18,974 Afghanistan10
68,137 Pakistan10
13,537 Bangladesh9
41,100 Ivory Coast9
45,470 Mexico9
4,774 Hong Kong8
848 Bahamas6
126,814 Cameroon6
77,571 Switzerland6
249,062 Philippines6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Workman Anty Fine from Ireland aboard the Montezuma from Liverpool during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 25 years old when he arrived in USA on March 11, 1850. James Fine (18) Immigrant, Catherine Fine (19) Immigrant, Infant Ellen Fine, are other Fine that migrated to US.

From Italy

Anna Fine worked as housewife and hailed from Napoli, Italy. 50 years old embarked for New York from Naples on Vincenzo Florio and arrived on October 29, 1900. Nicola Fine (30) Peasant, Vincenzo Fine (27) Peasant, are others that migrated to US.

From Germany

Servant Henry Fine from Hanover aboard the Reinhard from Bremen. He is registered to be 29 years old when he arrived in Illinois on September 1, 1857. 5 years old Emilie Fine, Farmer Ernstine Fine, Maria Fine, aged 20, Christian Fine, aged 4, Ehlert Fine, aged 15, Elisabeth Fine, aged 9, Friedrich Fine (17) Farmer, Heinr. Fine (48) Farmer, and 3 other Fine around 72.73% of whom were farmer migrated to US.

Fine Namesakes

  • Irving Fine, American composer
  • Gary Alan Fine, American sociologist and author
  • Nathan Fine, mathematician
  • Benjamin Fine, American journalist and author
  • Sidney A. Fine, American lawyer
  • Ben Fine, is Professor of Economics at the University of London's School of Oriental and African Studies
  • Michael R. Fine, beta testing consultant, author, and inventor
  • Kit Fine, British philosopher
  • Henry Burchard Fine, American university dean and mathematician
  • Arthur Fine, American philosopher of science teaching at the University of Washington
  • Anne Fine, English writer
  • Reuben Fine, American chess grandmaster, psychologist
  • Larry Fine, American actor, comedian, violinist, and boxer
  • Tommy Fine, American pitcher in Major League Baseball
  • Vivian Fine, American composer
  • Sylvia Fine, American lyricist, composer, and producer
  • John S. Fine, American lawyer, judge, and politician
  • Lou Fine, American comic book artist
  • Travis Fine, American actor, writer, director and producer
  • John Christopher Fine, marine biologist with a doctor of jurisprudence degree and has dived on shipwrecks all over the world
  • Bernie Fine, former associate head basketball coach for the Syracuse Orange men's basketball team and founding member of the Jewish Coaches Association
  • Howard Fine, American acting teacher, theater director
  • Glenn A. Fine, Acting Inspector General of the Department of Defense

Fine Namesakes

  • Irving Fine, American composer
  • Gary Alan Fine, American sociologist and author
  • Nathan Fine, mathematician
  • Benjamin Fine, American journalist and author
  • Sidney A. Fine, American lawyer
  • Ben Fine, is Professor of Economics at the University of London's School of Oriental and African Studies
  • Michael R. Fine, beta testing consultant, author, and inventor
  • Kit Fine, British philosopher
  • Henry Burchard Fine, American university dean and mathematician
  • Arthur Fine, American philosopher of science teaching at the University of Washington
  • Anne Fine, English writer
  • Reuben Fine, American chess grandmaster, psychologist
  • Larry Fine, American actor, comedian, violinist, and boxer
  • Tommy Fine, American pitcher in Major League Baseball
  • Vivian Fine, American composer
  • Sylvia Fine, American lyricist, composer, and producer
  • John S. Fine, American lawyer, judge, and politician
  • Lou Fine, American comic book artist
  • Travis Fine, American actor, writer, director and producer
  • John Christopher Fine, marine biologist with a doctor of jurisprudence degree and has dived on shipwrecks all over the world
  • Bernie Fine, former associate head basketball coach for the Syracuse Orange men's basketball team and founding member of the Jewish Coaches Association
  • Howard Fine, American acting teacher, theater director
  • Glenn A. Fine, Acting Inspector General of the Department of Defense

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