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Baines


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Origin Of The Surname Baines

Meaning Of The Surname Baines

Tall and Thin

Interesting Facts About Baines

Baines is thought to have come about as a variation of the English word bones. It would have been used as a nickname for a person who was perhaps lanky and thin. Personal nicknames were an easy way to distinguish people and so many nicknames became a person’s hereditary surname when surnames were brought about by law.

Baines Statistics

Baines is the number 1732 ranked surname in the United Kingdom. According to our statistics around 6,209 share the surname Baines in the UK.

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