Bain is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, Scotland. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Bain
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Ireland, Scotland
Meaning:

The family name Bain is variation of Bene. See Bean - A Scotch abbreviation of Benjamin.

Lastname Bain is variant form of the Bann. Banny is a known nickname of Barnabas, and this group of names is probably from the same Source. Author says Anglo-Saxon buna, a slayer.

Bain is the variant of the Been. Descendant of Been or Ben, pet forms of Benjamin meaning "son of my right hand".

The surname is the variant of Bean. Descendant of Ben, a pet form of Benjamin meaning "son of my right hand", or of Benedict, "blessed" The family name can also mean the light complexioned man.

Dweller near the Bain meaning straight, the name of rivers in Lincolnshire and Yorkshire.

Bain is a variant form of the MacBean. The son of Bean meaning "life".

Bain is the variation of Bane. Scotland. Gaelic, bane, white or fair, as Donald Bane, "the fair Donald;" often confused with Baines.

Family name Bain is the variant form of the Bayne. In Scotland this name is probably in some instances a corruption of the Gaelic word "Baan," or "Bhaan" white but as the arms are bones (Scotticé banes) placed saltier-wise, it is possibly equivalent to Bane or Bone.

Variant of the Bean. A Scotch abbreviation of Benjamin.

How popular is Bain?

Bain is common in India, United States, Bangladesh, Scotland, Australia, Cambodia, England, Canada, Bahamas, New Zealand, Indonesia, France, South Africa, Trinidad and Tobago, Philippines, Grenada, Northern Ireland, Thailand, Pakistan, Malaysia, Haiti, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Argentina, Turks and Caicos Islands, Wales, Papua New Guinea.

Bain is ranked 5764 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Bain bearers increased by 3.12 per cent in 2010 US census to 17371 since 2000, the surname slipped by 117 spots and ranked at 2082. The last name was found in around 6 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 84.59 87.56
Black 9.08 7.82
Hispanic or Latino 2.37 1.57
Others 1.87 1.64
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 1.08 0.65
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.02 0.77
Bain is quite popular family name mostly used in India however Bahamas is ahead in terms of density. Around 97954 people have been found who wears Bain as their family name. Bain is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Bain:
2,242 India25,221
1,895 United States24,015
Countries with thousands of Bain:
1,390 Bangladesh8,201
135 Scotland5,925
695 Australia5,643
543 Cambodia5,361
1,578 England5,237
1,121 Canada4,793
26 Bahamas3,050
394 New Zealand1,660
11,110 Indonesia1,219
7,379 France1,195
6,485 South Africa1,060
Countries with hundreds of Bain:
380 Trinidad and Tobago622
37,032 Philippines411
41 Grenada384
938 Northern Ireland376
40,329 Thailand297
10,198 Pakistan270
8,100 Malaysia238
3,425 Haiti179
5,240 United Arab Emirates171
29,524 Saudi Arabia159
22,190 Argentina155
52 Turks and Caicos Islands153
2,263 Wales145
9,617 Papua New Guinea111
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
21,424 Cameroon99
1,406 Hong Kong98
102,725 Russia96
7,266 Venezuela93
27,381 Spain81
5,585 Kuwait77
3,681 Qatar66
98,834 Brazil61
4,686 Ireland60
261 Guernsey51
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
8,136 Dominican Republic46
32,386 Japan45
190 Cayman Islands44
10,831 Chile44
6,884 Singapore34
9,935 Liberia33
43,703 Romania33
126,826 Germany32
21,165 Switzerland32
41,883 Zimbabwe30
1,436 Belize29
4,277 Jamaica27
54,943 Netherlands25
30,806 Mexico22
93,247 Turkey22
12,893 Colombia21
28,127 Norway19
8,385 Taiwan19
4,164 China18
18,229 Botswana17
19,343 Iraq16
4,719 New Caledonia16
31,691 Ivory Coast15
3,754 Honduras14
134,214 Iran13
1,513 Isle of Man13
1,718 Jersey12
78,166 Belgium11
40,072 Kyrgyzstan11
1,328 Saint Lucia11
239,189 Ukraine11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
1,389 Barbados10
1,005 Bermuda10
277,641 Nigeria10
8,067 Panama10
48,153 Egypt9
6,279 Guyana9
54,497 Morocco9
975 Myanmar9
32,268 Uzbekistan9
90,587 Sweden8
561 British Virgin Islands6
991 Gibraltar6
121,657 Italy6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

During the great famine, 24 years old workman Jimmy Bain who was residing in Ireland migrated to USA on October 14, 1848 by Roscius put out from Liverpool. Denis Bain, aged 20, John Bain (28) Farmer, Margt. Bain, aged 26, Thimothy Bain, aged 11, 20 years old Mary Bain, Immigrant John Bain, Robert Bain, aged 20, George Bain (24) Servant, and 23 other Bain around 38.1% of whom were farmer while others worked as servant migrated to US from Liverpool, Belfast and Glasgow.

From Italy

Giacomo Bain worked as doctor and hailed from Italy. 18 years old embarked for USA from Genoa & Gibraltar on Fulda and arrived on August 14, 1893.

From Germany

Conrad Bain worked as laborer and hailed from Germany. 19 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool on Harmonia and arrived on June 19, 1852. Carolina Bain (18), Elizabeth Bain, aged 22, Sebastian Bain, aged 24, 6 years old Adolph Bain, Anna Bain, 3 years old August Bain, Carl Bain, aged 10, Carl Bain (43), and 15 other Bain mainly laborer migrated to US.

Bain Namesakes

  • Mary Monnett Bain, following her mother's death
  • Raymone Bain, public relations and public affairs executive
  • Bonar Bain, Canadian actor and the identical twin brother of actor Conrad Bain
  • Edgar Bain, American metallurgist and member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • F. W. Bain, British writer of fantasy stories that he claimed were translated
  • Sam Bain, s two main actors David Mitchell and Robert Webb
  • Ewen Bain, Scottish
  • Mary Anderson Bain, New Deal politician best
  • Martin Bain, former CEO of Sunderland AFC
  • James Thompson Bain, socialist and syndicalist in colonial South Africa
  • Andretti Bain, Bahamian sprinter
  • Rodger Bain, former British record producer,
  • Francis Bain, author, scientist and farmer from North River
  • James Walker Bain, 19th-century New Zealand politician
  • Mary Bain, American chess master
  • Alexander Bain, Scottish philosopher and educationalist in the British school of empiricism and a prominent and innovative figure
  • Andrew Geddes Bain, South African geologist, road engineer
  • Conrad Bain, Canadian/American actor and comedian and character actor
  • Barbara Bain, American film and television actress
  • Thomas Bain, Canadian parliamentarian
  • Aly Bain, Scottish fiddler
  • Addison Bain, retired NASA scientist and founding member of the National Hydrogen Association
  • Dan Bain, Canadian amateur athlete and merchant
  • Jimmy Bain, Scottish musician
  • George Grantham Bain, New York City photographer
  • Harry Bain, Canadian pediatrician
  • Ron Bain, Scottish television actor, director, producer
  • William J. Bain, American architect and a founder of the architecture firm, Naramore
  • Alex Bain, professional footballer
  • Travarous Bain, former American football cornerback

Bain Namesakes

  • Mary Monnett Bain, following her mother's death
  • Raymone Bain, public relations and public affairs executive
  • Bonar Bain, Canadian actor and the identical twin brother of actor Conrad Bain
  • Edgar Bain, American metallurgist and member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • F. W. Bain, British writer of fantasy stories that he claimed were translated
  • Sam Bain, s two main actors David Mitchell and Robert Webb
  • Ewen Bain, Scottish
  • Mary Anderson Bain, New Deal politician best
  • Martin Bain, former CEO of Sunderland AFC
  • James Thompson Bain, socialist and syndicalist in colonial South Africa
  • Andretti Bain, Bahamian sprinter
  • Rodger Bain, former British record producer,
  • Francis Bain, author, scientist and farmer from North River
  • James Walker Bain, 19th-century New Zealand politician
  • Mary Bain, American chess master
  • Alexander Bain, Scottish philosopher and educationalist in the British school of empiricism and a prominent and innovative figure
  • Andrew Geddes Bain, South African geologist, road engineer
  • Conrad Bain, Canadian/American actor and comedian and character actor
  • Barbara Bain, American film and television actress
  • Thomas Bain, Canadian parliamentarian
  • Aly Bain, Scottish fiddler
  • Addison Bain, retired NASA scientist and founding member of the National Hydrogen Association
  • Dan Bain, Canadian amateur athlete and merchant
  • Jimmy Bain, Scottish musician
  • George Grantham Bain, New York City photographer
  • Harry Bain, Canadian pediatrician
  • Ron Bain, Scottish television actor, director, producer
  • William J. Bain, American architect and a founder of the architecture firm, Naramore
  • Alex Bain, professional footballer
  • Travarous Bain, former American football cornerback

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