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UK surname

Daine

A French surname derived from the name of the ancient town of Dainville in northern France.

In the 1881 census there were 96 people recorded with the Daine surname, ranking it #20,248 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 117, ranked #28,033, down from #20,248 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Sawley, Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard and Prescot. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Mendip, Sheffield and Trafford.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Daine is 189 in 1861. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 21.9%.

1881 census count

96

Ranked #20,248

Modern count

117

2016, ranked #28,033

Peak year

1861

189 bearers

Map years

7

1861 to 2016

Key insights

  • Daine had 96 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #20,248 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 117 in 2016, ranked #28,033.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 189 in 1861.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Spacious Rural Living.

Daine surname distribution map

The map shows where the Daine surname is concentrated in each census or modern distribution year. Darker areas mean a stronger local concentration.

Distribution map

Daine surname density by area, 2016 modern.

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Timeline

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Daine over time

The table below tracks recorded surname counts and rank from the 19th-century census years through the modern adult-register period.

Year Period Count Rank
1851 historical 88 #18,569
1861 historical 189 #12,570
1881 historical 96 #20,248
1891 historical 171 #16,733
1901 historical 111 #21,492
1911 historical 104 #22,209
1997 modern 111 #25,394
1998 modern 104 #26,981
1999 modern 115 #25,620
2000 modern 115 #25,591
2001 modern 113 #25,489
2002 modern 103 #27,443
2003 modern 110 #26,220
2004 modern 116 #25,580
2005 modern 109 #26,583
2006 modern 106 #27,332
2007 modern 113 #26,641
2008 modern 111 #27,225
2009 modern 119 #26,637
2010 modern 121 #27,005
2011 modern 124 #26,367
2012 modern 128 #25,852
2013 modern 122 #27,122
2014 modern 125 #26,896
2015 modern 116 #28,151
2016 modern 117 #28,033

Geography

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Where Daines are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Sawley, Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard, Prescot, Liverpool and West Ham,Wanstead. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Mendip, Sheffield, Trafford, Cheshire West and Chester and Hillingdon. Treat these as concentration signals, not proof that every family line began there.

Some modern areas include a three-digit suffix, such as Leeds 110. The suffix is a small-area code, so it stays in the table while the prose uses the plain place name.

Top historical parishes

Rank Parish Area
1 Sawley Derbyshire
2 Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard Nottinghamshire
3 Prescot Lancashire
4 Liverpool Lancashire
5 West Ham,Wanstead Essex

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Mendip 011 Mendip
2 Sheffield 032 Sheffield
3 Trafford 020 Trafford
4 Cheshire West and Chester 018 Cheshire West and Chester
5 Hillingdon 023 Hillingdon

Forenames

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First names often paired with Daine

These lists show first names that appear often with the Daine surname in historical and recent records.

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Daine

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Daine, this points to the kinds of places where the surname is most concentrated today.

These neighbourhood labels describe areas, not individual people. They are useful because surnames often cluster through family history, migration, housing patterns and local work. A surname can be strongest in one type of neighbourhood even when people with that name live across the country.

The UK classification gives the national picture. The London classification is more specific to the capital, where housing, age profile, tenure and population mix can look quite different from the rest of the UK.

UK neighbourhood type

UK Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Retired Professionals

Group

Spacious Rural Living

Nationally, the Daine surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Spacious Rural Living, within Retired Professionals. This does not mean every Daine household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

These predominantly ageing households typically have no resident dependent children. Most are owner-occupiers and live in detached houses in low density residential developments (although renting is more common than in the rest of the Supergroup). White ethnicity predominates. Residents are typically beyond retirement age but those still in work have managerial, professional or skilled trade occupations. White ethnicity and Christian religious affiliation predominate. Neighbourhoods are located throughout rural UK.

Wider pattern

Typically married but no longer with resident dependent children, these well-educated households either remain working in their managerial, professional, administrative or other skilled occupations, or are retired from them – the modal individual age is beyond normal retirement age. Underoccupied detached and semi-detached properties predominate, and unpaid care is more prevalent than reported disability. The prevalence of this Supergroup outside most urban conurbations indicates that rural lifestyles prevail, typically sustained by using two or more cars per household.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Suburban Asian Communities

Group

Young Asian Family Terraces

Within London, Daine is most associated with areas classed as Young Asian Family Terraces, part of Suburban Asian Communities. This gives the surname a London-specific profile rather than forcing the capital into the same pattern as the rest of the country.

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Group profile

These households with dependent children typically live in terraced housing and are of (non-Chinese) Asian extraction. Individuals with Bangladeshi origins are particularly in evidence. Employment is often in elementary occupations or as process, plant or machine operatives, and part-time work is common. Students are much in evidence.

Wider London pattern

Many residents of these neighbourhoods are of (non-Chinese) Asian descent, with many identifying as Indian, Pakistani or Bangladeshi. Neighbourhoods are located across large areas of suburban west, north-east and south London. Detached, semi-detached and terraced houses are more prevalent than flats and socially rented housing is uncommon. Few residents live in communal establishments. Many families have dependent children, sometimes in overcrowded accommodation, and few households are ethnically mixed. Marriage rates are above the London average. The even age distribution, relative absence of individuals living alone and frequent incidence of households with children suggests that multi-generation households may be relatively common. Employment is often in skilled trades, elementary, sales and customer service occupations, and roles as process, plant, and machine operatives. Manufacturing and construction are well represented, along with employment in distribution, hotels, and restaurants. Many adults have only level 1, 2, or apprenticeship qualifications. English is not used at home by some residents. Religious affiliation is above average.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Daine is most concentrated in decile 8 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname towards the healthier end of the index.

Lower deciles point towards weaker access to healthy assets or stronger exposure to local hazards. Higher deciles point towards stronger access and fewer hazards.

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Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Daine falls in decile 1 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname towards the more deprived end of the index.

Decile 1 represents the more deprived end of the scale. Decile 10 represents the less deprived end.

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Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Daine is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 25-30 mbit/s.

The scale below places that band in context, from slower local download bands through to faster ones.

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Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

This describes the area pattern most associated with Daine, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

Meaning and origin of Daine

The surname Daine has its origins in France, specifically in the region of Normandy. It emerged during the Middle Ages, likely between the 11th and 13th centuries. The name is believed to derive from the Old French word "dain," which means "deer" or "stag." This suggests that the name may have initially referred to someone who lived near a place associated with deer, such as a forest or hunting ground.

One of the earliest known bearers of the name was a Norman knight named Robert de Daine, who is mentioned in a 12th-century chronicle as participating in the Third Crusade under the leadership of King Richard I of England. Another early record is found in the Domesday Book, a comprehensive survey of land ownership in England commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086, where a landowner named William Daine is listed as holding properties in Gloucestershire.

In the 13th century, a notable figure with the surname Daine was Simon Daine, a wealthy merchant from the town of Rouen in Normandy. He was a prominent member of the local guild and is recorded as having donated funds for the construction of a chapel in the city's cathedral.

During the 14th century, the name appears in various records across England, suggesting that it had spread from its Norman origins. One notable bearer was John Daine, a monk and scholar who lived in the latter half of the century and authored several religious texts that are still preserved in certain monastic libraries.

In the 16th century, a prominent individual with the surname Daine was Sir Thomas Daine, an English landowner and politician who served as a Member of Parliament for Buckinghamshire in the 1550s. He was known for his involvement in local affairs and his support for the Protestant Reformation under Queen Elizabeth I.

Another notable figure was Marie Daine, a French noblewoman who lived in the 17th century and was known for her patronage of the arts and literature. She hosted literary salons in her chateau, which were attended by some of the most renowned writers and intellectuals of the time.

Sourced from namecensus.com.

1881 census detail

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Daine families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Daine surname. Use the location tables for concentration, then the name and occupation tables for the people behind the surname.

Top counties

Total is the county count. Frequency and index adjust for local population size, so they are better concentration signals. Cheshire leads with 30 Daines recorded in 1881 and an index of 14.51x.

County Total Index
Cheshire 30 14.51x
Lancashire 15 1.35x
Middlesex 10 1.07x
Nottinghamshire 10 7.92x
Surrey 9 1.97x
Essex 7 3.79x
Yorkshire 5 0.54x
Kent 4 1.25x
Hampshire 3 1.56x
Aberdeenshire 1 1.15x
Buckinghamshire 1 1.77x
Staffordshire 1 0.32x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Altrincham in Cheshire leads with 12 Daines recorded in 1881 and an index of 332.41x.

Place Total Index
Altrincham 12 332.41x
Bermondsey 7 25.12x
Stretford 7 114.57x
Wanstead 7 216.05x
Carrington 6 4285.71x
Hale 6 845.07x
Sale 6 236.22x
Widnes 6 74.91x
Beeston 5 344.83x
Chilwell 5 1470.59x
Islington London 5 5.51x
Edmonton 4 53.05x
Beverley St Mary 3 220.59x
Bradford 2 8.90x
Greenwich 2 13.41x
Manchester 2 4.00x
Southampton All Sts 2 60.79x
Auchindoir Kearn 1 204.08x
Battersea 1 2.90x
Dover St Mary Virgin 1 32.36x
Farnborough 1 49.51x
Lambeth 1 1.22x
Maidstone 1 10.50x
Norton Canes 1 86.96x
St Luke London 1 6.66x
Wycombe 1 23.70x

Top female names

These are the female first names most often recorded with the Daine surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
Mary 10
Elizabeth 4
Hannah 4
Emily 2
Emma 2
Florence 2
Helena 2
Alice 1
Amelia 1
Ann 1
Annie 1
Celia 1
Clara 1
Edith 1
Eliza 1
Eva 1
Fanny 1
Frances 1
Harriet 1
Isabella 1
Jane 1
Juilia 1
Julia 1
Kate 1
Lucy 1
Mailda 1
Sarah 1

Top male names

These are the male first names most often recorded with the Daine surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

FAQ

Daine surname: questions and answers

How common was the Daine surname in 1881?

In 1881, 96 people were recorded with the Daine surname. That placed it at #20,248 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Daine surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 117 in 2016. That gives Daine a modern rank of #28,033.

What does the Daine surname mean?

A French surname derived from the name of the ancient town of Dainville in northern France.

What does the Daine map show?

The map shows local surname concentration for the selected year. Darker areas have a stronger concentration of Daine bearers relative to the surrounding population.

What records is this surname page based on?

The historical counts come from census surname records. The modern counts and neighbourhood summaries come from later surname distribution records. Counts are recorded bearers in those records, not a live estimate of everyone with the name today.