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Surname Etymology and Meaning of CAINES

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English (of Norman origin): habitational name from Cahaignes in Eure, France, or Cahaynes in Calvados, France, both probably named with a Celtic element meaning ‘juniper bush’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names (2003)