Staines

English

Etymology

From Old English stānas (“stones”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /steɪnz/

Proper noun

Staines (countable and uncountable, plural Staineses)

1. A town on the Thames in Spelthorne borough, Surrey, England, historically in Middlesex. Officially Staines-upon-Thames, but this name is generally ignored.

   (historical): Synonyms: Pontes, Ad Pontes

2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Staines is the 37029^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 603 individuals. Staines is most common among White (83.08%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Staines”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• Eastins, Saintes, Setians, entasis, nasties, sestina, tansies, tisanes