Cain Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 9
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 14
Channel Islands 12
Cheshire 109
Cornwall 7
Cumberland 59
Derbyshire 22
Devon 39
Dorset 4
Durham 204
Essex 20
Gloucestershire 17
Hampshire 8
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 163
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) 17
Isle of Man 852
Kent 38
Lancashire 1,010
Leicestershire 9
Lincolnshire 10
London 326
Middlesex 63
Northumberland 83
Norfolk 9
Northamptonshire 2
Nottinghamshire 20
Oxfordshire 4
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) 17
Shropshire 19
Suffolk 2
Somerset 4
Surrey 48
Sussex 20
Staffordshire 105
Warwickshire 70
Westmorland 2
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 5
Yorkshire 250

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 2
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 1
Flintshire 5
Glamorgan 5
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 9
Pembrokeshire 5
Radnorshire 0

Cain Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Cain family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 550
Labourer 98
Agricultural Labourer 91
House Servant 50
Servant 45
Tailor 41
Coal Miner 40
Dress Maker 34
House Keeper 29
Blacksmith 27
Shoe Maker 26
Cotton Weaver 25
Bonnet Sewer 24
Straw Plaiter 21
General Servant 20
Agricultural Laborer 16
Joiner 15
Dock Labourer 14
House Maid 13
Mariner 13
Domestic Servant 12
Milliner 12
Cook 12
Plasterer 12
Baker 11

Most Frequent Forenames for Cain

Name Census Frequency
John Cain 2,971
Mary Cain 2,789
Thomas Cain 1,929
William Cain 1,892
James Cain 1,564
Elizabeth Cain 1,316
Margaret Cain 1,124
Ann Cain 980
Catherine Cain 856
Sarah Cain 808
George Cain 728
Jane Cain 697
Ellen Cain 566
Patrick Cain 525
Annie Cain 490
Robert Cain 485
Charles Cain 483
Edward Cain 480
Michael Cain 441
Joseph Cain 435
Henry Cain 402
Alice Cain 339
Bridget Cain 336
Eliza Cain 336
Emily Cain 257

Cain Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Cain 100% 34,693
2 Cane 50% 15,382
3 Kane 25% 9,138
4 Caine 80% 8,769
5 Kain 75% 3,031
6 Cone 25% 2,561
7 Can 75% 1,569
8 Coan 50% 1,556
9 Coon 50% 1,374
10 Coin 75% 951
11 Acon 25% 488
12 Coine 60% 405
13 Kaine 60% 403
14 Cayne 60% 376
15 Coen 50% 358
16 Coun 50% 352
17 Con 50% 332
18 Kayne 40% 271
19 Cean 50% 231
20 Cuin 75% 146
21 Cuneo 20% 136
22 Coane 40% 131
23 Coone 40% 128
24 Conie 40% 121
25 Caen 75% 106
26 Caun 75% 105
27 Cune 25% 103

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The surname Cain is the most popular version of all its varients

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