Staines
English edit
Etymology edit
From Old English stānas (“stones”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Staines (countable and uncountable, plural Staineses)
- A town on the Thames in Spelthorne borough, Surrey, England, historically in Middlesex. Officially Staines-upon-Thames, but this name is generally ignored.
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Staines is the 37029th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 603 individuals. Staines is most common among White (83.08%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Staines”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.