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Cline Ranking

In the United States, the name Cline is the 595th most popular surname with an estimated 49,740 people with that name. 1


United States Cline migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Cline Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Hendrick Cline, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1732 2
  • Joh Cline, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1732 2
  • Johanis Cline, aged 44, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1732 2
  • Mathias Cline, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1732 2
  • John Fredk Cline, aged 20, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1741 2
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
Cline Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Thomas Cline, aged 27, who landed in Missouri in 1839 2
  • J Cline, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1851 2
  • Elizabeth Cline, aged 23, who landed in New York in 1854 2
  • Margaret Cline, aged 18, who landed in New York in 1854 2
  • James Cline, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1855 2

Canada Cline migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Cline Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century
  • Mrs. Elizabeth Cline, "Clyne" U.E. (b. 1760) born in Germany from German Flatts, USA who settled in Carleton Island, Saint Lawrence River, Ontario [New York] c. 1779; she was widowed before making the journey to Canada with her 6 children, in 1781 she remarried John Nicholas Weitzel in Kingston, Ontario he died in 1796 leaving her a widow again as such moved the family to Stormont County 3
  • Mr. George Cline U.E. who settled in Eastern District [Cornwall], Ontario c. 1783 3
  • Mr. John Cline U.E. who settled in Eastern District [Cornwall], Ontario c. 1783 3
  • Mr. Adam Cline U.E. who settled in Canada c. 1783 3

Australia Cline migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Cline Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
  • Mr. Andrew Cline, (Clyne), (b. 1777), aged 53, Irish ploughman who was convicted in Westmeath, Ireland for 7 years for stealing, transported aboard the "Edward" on 17th October 1830, arriving in New South Wales, Australia, he died in 1832 4

Contemporary Notables of the name Cline (post 1700) +

  • Madelyn Renee Cline (b. 1997), American actress and model, known for her roles as Sarah Elizabeth Cameron on the Netflix teen drama series Outer Banks (2020-) and as Whiskey in Rian Johnson's mystery film Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022)
  • Naomi Sue Cline (1946-2021), American politician, Republican member of the West Virginia Senate, representing the 9th district from January 22, 2016 to 2020
  • Christopher Cline (1958-2019), American billionaire entrepreneur and philanthropist
  • Isaac Monroe Cline (1861-1955), American chief meteorologist at the Galveston, Texas office of the US Weather Bureau from 1889 to 1901
  • Edward Cline (b. 1946), American novelist and essayist
  • Catherine Ann Cline (1927-2005), American historian of contemporary Britain
  • Patsy Cline (1932-1963), born Virginia Patterson Hensley, American country music singer, the first female solo artist inducted to the Country Music Hall of Fame
  • Nels Cline (b. 1956), American guitarist and composer
  • Melanie Cline (b. 1975), American BMX racer
  • Martin Cline (b. 1934), American geneticist
  • ... (Another 3 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)


Suggested Readings for the name Cline +

  • Cline-Kline Family by Paul G. Kline.
  • Descendants and Family of William Cline (1746-1853) by William Du Bois.

  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  3. Rubincam, Milton. The Old United Empire Loyalists List. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1976. (Originally published as; United Empire Loyalists. The Centennial of the Settlement of Upper Canada. Rose Publishing Company, 1885.) ISBN 0-8063-0331-X
  4. Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 24th November 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/edward


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