Bain (surname)
Bain or Bains is an English, French, Punjabi (Jatt), and Scottish surname. It may also be a variant form of a German surname. Bains shares many of the origins of the surname Baines. Origin of the surname. Northern English. There are two origins for the Northern English surname. English/French. An English and French origin of the surname Bains is from the occupational name of an attendant of a public bath house. This name is derived from the Middle English, and Old French "baine", meaning "bath". French. There are several other derivations of the French surname. Scottish. The  Scottish surname "Bains" is derived from a nickname for a person with fair-hair. This name is derived from the Scottish Gaelic "bàn", meaning "white", "fair". The name was common in the Scottish Highlands, and is first recorded in 1324 in Perth. The surname can also be, in some cases, a reduced form of the surname "McBain". The Scottish Gaelic form of the surname "Bains" is Bàins (masculine), and Bhàin (feminine). German. The name may also be a variant spelling of the north German surname "Behn". Punjabi. The Punjabi surname "Bains" is common amongst Punjabi Jats. Bhim Singh Dahiya writes  with reference to Heornle and Cunningham that Harshavardhana belonged to this clan. He's connected with Shrimalpur, a village in East Punjab that's nowadays known as Māhalpur (District of Hoshiarpur, Punjab). Even today, it's inhabited by the Bains clan of Jats. They are mentioned in Mahabharata along with Khatkal, Karaskar, Mahishaka, Karkana and Viraka, by their Sanskrit name Mahisha which becomes or Bhains or Bains in Indian language of English word buffalo. Bains is one of 36 royal clans in India along with Salar, Dahima etc. The meaning of the surname is not clear. Bain (surname) Bain or