Bain Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Bain Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Bain family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 176
Living On Own Means 17
Dress Maker 15
General Labourer 10
Joiner 9
Cotton Weaver 9
Living On Her Own Means 8
Farmer 7
Blacksmith 7
Domestic Servant 6
Coal Miner 6
General Servant Domestic 5
Cooper 5
Apprentice 4
Cotton Piecer 4
Porter 4
Baker 4
Clerk 4
Domestic 4
General Servant 4
Stevedore 4
Book Seller 3
Butcher 3
Draper 3
Brewers Labourer 3

Bain Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Bone 25% 35,360
2 Bean 50% 29,324
3 Boon 50% 19,944
4 Bain 100% 8,550
5 Bayne 60% 4,071
6 Bane 50% 3,623
7 Boone 40% 2,921
8 Baine 80% 1,789
9 Aubin 40% 1,603
10 Beane 40% 1,345
11 Bona 25% 745
12 Been 50% 656
13 Ben 50% 611
14 Bun 50% 483
15 Ban 75% 417
16 Bune 25% 389
17 Bene 25% 375
18 Bine 50% 280
19 Boan 50% 262
20 Bon 50% 193
21 Eabon 40% 183
22 Boune 40% 173
23 Abon 25% 158
24 Baun 75% 145
25 Boun 50% 138
26 Buen 50% 128
27 Bin 75% 115
28 Oben 25% 105
29 Bein 75% 101

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The surname Bain is the 4th most popular variant of Bone.

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