Haines Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Haines Name Meaning: Thought to have derived from the forename 'Hain' which is taken from the german 'hagano' meaning 'hawthorne'.

A name made popular after the Norman Conquest. Thought to have derived from the German 'Hagano' meaning 'hawthorne'.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Haines Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Haines family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 652
Agricultural Labourer 255
Labourer 64
House Servant 63
Laundress 46
Servant 38
Dress Maker 37
Carter 31
General Servant 26
Cook 24
Gardener 20
House Maid 18
Carpenter 17
Farm Labourer 17
Domestic Servant 15
House Keeper 15
Tailor 15
Charwoman 15
Errand Boy 13
Shoe Maker 13
Tailoress 13
Blacksmith 12
Shepherd 11
Housemaid 11
Coal Miner 11

Haines Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Haynes 83% 73,932
2 Haines 100% 45,906
3 Hines 83% 16,856
4 Hains 83% 6,572
5 Hanes 83% 5,462
6 Hones 67% 3,138
7 Heynes 67% 1,766
8 Hans 67% 1,342
9 Heanes 67% 1,130
10 Hayness 71% 1,064
11 Hayns 67% 842
12 Hanis 67% 559
13 Huins 67% 459
14 Hins 67% 321
15 Huns 50% 303
16 Heans 50% 268
17 Heins 67% 242
18 Henes 67% 240
19 Hens 50% 174
20 Hannes 83% 131
21 Hanies 67% 114
22 Hanse 50% 112
23 Honse 33% 107
24 Hions 50% 103
25 Henis 50% 101

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The surname Haines is the 2nd most popular variant of Haynes.

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