Baines is a surname of

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

, Scottish or Welsh origin. It shares many of the same roots with the British surname Bains.Reaney, P.H. ''A Dictionary of British Surnames'' Routledge & Kegan Paul, 2nd edition (1976)Hanks, P. & Hodges, F. ''A Dictionary of Surnames'' Oxford University Press (1988) It shares some roots with the British surname Bain.

Derivation and variants

Baines has a number of different sources, several of them nicknames and another based on an occupation. In

Scotland Scotland (, ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a Anglo-Scottish border, border with England to the southeast ...

and the north of England the

Old English Old English (, ), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages. It was brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlers in the mid-5th c ...

word ''bān'' ('bone') became

Middle English Middle English (abbreviated to ME) is a form of the English language that was spoken after the Norman conquest of 1066, until the late 15th century. The English language underwent distinct variations and developments following the Old English ...

''bān'' and ''bain''. It may have become a nickname in the plural, meaning 'bones' or ' ong-egs' (''cf.'' modern German ''Bein'', also meaning both "bone" and "leg"). The Middle English ''bayn'', ''beyn'' and the

Old Norse Old Norse, Old Nordic, or Old Scandinavian, is a stage of development of North Germanic dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages. Old Norse was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and their overseas settlemen ...

''beinn'' meant 'straight' or 'direct', which may have become a nickname. The Middle English ''bayne'' (and French ''bain'') meant 'bath'. This may have become an occupational surname for an attendant at a public bath. Baines may also have Welsh roots, from the patronymic ''ab Einws'' ('son of Einws'). ''Einws'' is a shortened version of the Welsh name ''Ennion'', meaning 'Anvil'. Variants of the surname Baines include Bains, Banes, Baynes and Bayns.

Frequency of occurrence

At the time of the British Census of 1881, its relative frequency was highest in Rutland (31.2 times the British average), followed by

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, Leicestershire,

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and

Bedfordshire Bedfordshire (; abbreviated Beds) is a ceremonial county in the East of England. The county has been administered by three unitary authorities, Borough of Bedford, Central Bedfordshire and Borough of Luton, since Bedfordshire County Council ...

. Retrieved 23 January 2014 Hanks and Hodges suggest in their "A Dictionary of Surnames" that many present day Baines descend from Robert Baines of Ipswich, Suffolk, England (born ). John Baines, Liverpool, England, Doctor of Physics.

Notable people with the surname Baines

''(In alphabetical order)'' * Ajay Baines, Canadian ice hockey player *

Andrew Baines Andrew Baines (born 1963) is an Australian artist based in Adelaide, South Australia, known for his "quasi-surrealist" paintings of politicians in exposed positions and bowler-hatted office workers on beaches. Early life and education Baines ...

, Australian artist * Anthony Baines, English musicologist *

Charlie Baines Charlie Baines (9 February 1896–1954) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Barnsley. References 1896 births 1954 deaths English footballers Association football midfielders English Football League players ...

(1896–1954), English footballer *

Chris Baines Chris Baines (born 4 May 1947) is an English people, English naturalist, one of the UK's leading independent environmentalists.Edward Baines (1774–1848) Edward Baines (1774–1848) was the editor and proprietor of the '' Leeds Mercury'', (which by his efforts he made the leading provincial paper in England), politician, and author of historical and geographic works of reference. On his death in ...

, English newspaper-proprietor and politician *

Edward Baines (1800–1890) Sir Edward Baines (28 May 1800 – 2 March 1890), also known as Edward Baines Jr, was a nonconformist English newspaper editor and Member of Parliament (MP). Biography Edward Baines, of St Ann's Hill, Leeds, was the second son (and biographe ...

, son of the above, also a nonconformist English newspaper editor and Member of Parliament *

Frank Baines Sir Frank Baines, KCVO, CBE, FRIBA (1877–1933) was chief architect at the British Office of Works from 1920 to 1927. His most famous work was Thames House and its neighbour Imperial Chemical House (1929–30) in London. Thames Hous ...

(1877–1933), English architect *

Lewis Baines Lewis Robert George Baines (born 10 October 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Altrincham. Career Baines turned professional with Fleetwood Town in the summer of 2017, and spent loan spells with Bamber Br ...

(1998–present) English footballer playing for Fleetwood Town *

Francis Baines (1648–1710) Francis Baines (1648–1710) was an English Jesuit. Biography Baines was born in Worcestershire in 1648, pursued his humanity studies in the college at St. Omer, and went through his higher course in the English College, Rome, which he entered a ...

, English Jesuit * Sir George Grenfell-Baines, English architect * George Washington Baines (1809–1882), grandfather of president

Lyndon Baines Johnson Lyndon Baines Johnson (; August 27, 1908January 22, 1973), often referred to by his initials LBJ, was an American politician who served as the 36th president of the United States from 1963 to 1969. He had previously served as the 37th vice ...

Harold Baines Harold Douglas Baines (born March 15, 1959) is an American former right fielder and designated hitter (DH) in Major League Baseball who played for five American League (AL) teams from 1980 to 2001, and is best known for his three stints with th ...

, former right fielder and designated hitter in Major League Baseball * Jervoise Athelstane Baines, Census Commissioner in

British India The provinces of India, earlier presidencies of British India and still earlier, presidency towns, were the administrative divisions of British governance on the Indian subcontinent. Collectively, they have been called British India. In one ...

* John Baines (born 1946), incumbent Professor of Egyptology at the University of Oxford * Kate Baines (born 1978), English actress *

Leighton Baines Leighton John Baines (born 11 December 1984) is an English former professional footballer who played as a left back. He is currently U-18s manager at Everton. Baines started his career with Wigan Athletic, and was part of the team that won th ...

(born 1984) English footballer *

Matthew Talbot Baines Matthew Talbot Baines (17 February 1799 – 22 January 1860) was a British lawyer and Liberal politician. He most notably served as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster in Lord Palmerston's 1855 to 1858 administration. Background and educ ...

(1799–1860), British lawyer and Liberal politician * Michael Baines (1898–1990), English cricketer and British Army officer * Nicholas M. Baines (born 1978), English keyboard player (Kaiser Chiefs) *

Nick Baines (bishop) Nicholas Baines (born 13 November 1957) is a British Anglican bishop. He has served as Bishop of Leeds since 2014,

(born 1957), Bishop of Croydon * Paul Baines (academic) (born 1973), British marketing academic * Paul Baines (footballer) (born 1972), former English footballer * Peter Augustine Baines (1787–1843), English Benedictine * Richard Baines, historical figure - Informant against Christopher Marlowe * Robert A. Baines (born 1946), former mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire *

Steve Baines Stephen John Baines (born 23 June 1954) is an English former footballer and later a referee in the Football League. Born in Newark, Nottinghamshire, during his refereeing career he resided in Chesterfield, Derbyshire. He is the only referee in ...

(born 1954), former English footballer *

Thomas Baines (John) Thomas Baines (27 November 1820 – 8 May 1875) was an English artist and explorer of British colonial southern Africa and Australia. Life and work Born in King's Lynn, Norfolk, on 27 November 1820, Baines was apprenticed to a coach ...

(1820–1875), English artist and explorer * Thomas Baines (Ontario) (1799–1867), Canadian Crown Land Agent *

William Baines William Baines (26 March 1899 – 6 November 1922) was an English pianist and composer who wrote more than 150 works for solo piano and a number of larger orchestral works before his death from tuberculosis at the age of 23. Life Born in Ho ...

(1899–1922), English pianist and composer

Distribution

As a surname, Baines is the 1,732nd most common surname in

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, with 6,209 bearers. It is most common in

, where it is the 626th most common surname, with 1,784 bearers. Other concentrations include, Swansea, (88th,1,704),

City of Leeds The City of Leeds is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. The metropolitan borough includes the administrative centre of Leeds and the towns of Farsley, Garforth, Guiseley, Horsforth, Morley, Otley, Pudsey, Rothwell, W ...

, (167th,1,722), and

West Yorkshire West Yorkshire is a metropolitan and ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and Humber Region of England. It is an inland and upland county having eastward-draining valleys while taking in the moors of the Pennines. West Yorkshire came into exi ...

, (380th, 1,702).

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Notable people with the surname Baines

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