Find out how popular the last name Maines is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Maines.

Maines, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Maines surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Maines in America

Maines is the 7891st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Maines surname appeared 4,196 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Maines.

We can also compare 2010 data for Maines to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Maines

The surname Maines has its origins in medieval England, where it first emerged as a locational name derived from the Old English word "mæne," meaning "common" or "shared." This suggests that the name may have initially identified someone who lived near a common or shared piece of land.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as "de Maines." This entry indicates that the name was already in use among the Norman aristocracy in England shortly after the Norman Conquest of 1066.

Over time, the name evolved into various spellings, such as Maines, Mayne, and Mayn. These variations likely arose due to dialectal differences and the inconsistent spellings common in medieval times.

In the 13th century, records show a Sir William de Maines, a prominent knight who held lands in Oxfordshire. Another notable bearer of the name was John Maines, a wealthy merchant from Bristol who lived in the late 14th century and served as the city's mayor in 1388.

During the 16th century, the Maines surname was particularly prevalent in the counties of Worcestershire and Gloucestershire. One notable figure from this period was Richard Maines (c. 1510-1578), a member of the influential Maines family of Gloucestershire and a prominent supporter of the Protestant Reformation.

In the 17th century, the name appears in various historical records, including the parish registers of St. Michael's Church in Coventry, where several members of the Maines family were recorded as living in the area.

Notable individuals with the surname Maines include Sir Christopher Maines (1590-1664), an English politician and member of Parliament during the reign of Charles I, and John Maines (1662-1739), an English historian and topographer who authored several works on the history of Surrey and Hampshire.

Other notable figures include Edward Maines (1801-1884), an English lawyer and legal writer who published works on ancient law and the history of the English constitution, and George Maines (1840-1912), a British architect known for his designs of several notable buildings in London and the surrounding areas.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Maines

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Maines.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Maines was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Maines has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Maines was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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