Baines Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Baines Name Meaning: There could be 3 derivations for this surname - Scottish & Northern English from nickname meaning 'bones'; Anglicised form of Welsh 'ab Einws@ son of Einws; in Southern England possibly derived from the french word 'bain' meaning bath

In Southern England, it is thought that the name was given to attendants at the local public baths, from the French word 'bain' meaning bath

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Bedfordshire 55
Buckinghamshire 18
Berkshire 11
Cambridgeshire 45
Channel Islands 1
Cheshire 47
Cornwall 6
Cumberland 19
Derbyshire 68
Denbighshire 3
Devon 21
Dorset 18
Durham 209
Essex 149
Glamorgan 15
Gloucestershire 24
Hampshire 66
Hertfordshire 54
Hunts and Rutland 122
Isle of Man 2
Kent 43
Lancashire 1,361
Leicestershire 130
Lincolnshire 212
London 469
Middlesex 52
Merionethshire 16
Montgomeryshire 38
Monmouthshire 27
Northumberland 41
Norfolk 36
Northamptonshire 57
Nottinghamshire 145
Oxfordshire 33
Shropshire 17
Suffolk 14
Somerset 8
Surrey 49
Sussex 65
Staffordshire 146
Warwickshire 25
Westmorland 115
Wiltshire 20
Worcestershire 32
Yorkshire 1,287
Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Flintshire 0
Herefordshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Baines Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Baines family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 1,110
Agricultural Labourer 74
Domestic Servant 59
Cotton Weaver 57
Coal Miner 53
General Labourer 52
Dress Maker 47
Labourer 43
House Keeper 38
General Servant 28
General Servant Domestic 25
Farm Labourer 23
Annuitant 21
Carpenter 19
Blacksmith 19
Grocer 17
Laundress 17
Tailor 17
Farm Servant Indoor 17
Charwoman 14
Stone Mason 13
No Occupation 12
Joiner 12
Cabinet Maker 11
Shoe Maker 11

Most Frequent Forenames for Baines

Name Census Frequency
Mary Baines 2,732
John Baines 2,484
William Baines 2,409
Thomas Baines 1,654
Elizabeth Baines 1,581
Sarah Baines 1,378
James Baines 1,200
George Baines 1,174
Ann Baines 799
Joseph Baines 791
Jane Baines 774
Henry Baines 642
Margaret Baines 635
Charles Baines 588
Annie Baines 570
Alice Baines 559
Robert Baines 534
Edward Baines 512
Richard Baines 507
Ellen Baines 477
Eliza Baines 454
Hannah Baines 450
Emma Baines 441
Arthur Baines 372
Frederick Baines 368

Baines Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Baines 100% 38,067
2 Baynes 83% 8,571
3 Bones 67% 8,224
4 Bains 83% 6,087
5 Banes 83% 4,104
6 Bines 83% 2,578
7 Beans 50% 1,734
8 Bonas 50% 1,450
9 Bonus 50% 821
10 Beanes 67% 820
11 Bons 50% 470
12 Bins 67% 323
13 Bans 67% 310
14 Bannes 83% 266
15 Boanas 50% 252
16 Bens 50% 227
17 Buns 50% 146
18 Bouns 50% 130
19 Banies 67% 126
20 Banas 67% 122
21 Bunes 67% 111

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