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Early Origins of the Cline family

The surname Cline was first found in Sutherlandshire (Gaelic: Cataibh), a former county in northern Scotland, now part of the Council Area of Highland, where they held a family seat in their territories. The Pictish influence on Scottish history diminished after Kenneth Macalpine became King of all Scotland. But those east coast families still played an important role in government and were more accessible to Government than their western highland counterparts.

Sir William of Clyne was the first recorded chief of the family about 1350 at Cathboll held from the Bishop of Moray. 1

In the 15th century they became attached and gave allegiance to the Sutherland Chief, the Earl of Sutherland, who, by a later feud, killed many of the Clynes. Innes, the former Lord Lyon, now gives the family as a sept of the Sinclairs of Orkney.

Early History of the Cline family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Cline research. Another 89 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1520, 1561 and 1745 are included under the topic Early Cline History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Cline Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Clyne, Cline, Clynde and others.

Early Notables of the Cline family

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Cline Ranking

In the United States, the name Cline is the 595^th most popular surname with an estimated 49,740 people with that name. 2

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 3
Joh Cline, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1732 3
Johanis Cline, aged 44, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1732 3
Mathias Cline, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1732 3
John Fredk Cline, aged 20, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1741 3
... (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 3
J Cline, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1851 3
Elizabeth Cline, aged 23, who landed in New York in 1854 3
Margaret Cline, aged 18, who landed in New York in 1854 3
James Cline, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1855 3

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 4
Mr. George Cline U.E. who settled in Eastern District [Cornwall], Ontario c. 1783 4
Mr. John Cline U.E. who settled in Eastern District [Cornwall], Ontario c. 1783 4
Mr. Adam Cline U.E. who settled in Canada c. 1783 4

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 5

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.)

Citations +

Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)
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
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 24th November 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/edward