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Caines Family History

Recorded as Caines, Cains, Kaines and Keynes, this is an English surname but one ultimately of Norman-French pre 10th century origins. Almost certainly introduced by followers of Duke William orf Normandy, when he conquered England in 1066, it is a locational surname originating from either the town of Cahaignes in the departement of Eure, or from the similiarly named Cahagnes in the departement of Calvados. First recorded in the famous Domesday Book of 1086 in several counties including Cambridge, Berkshire, Northampton, and Sussex, it is clear that nameholders played a prominent part in the Invasion, and were greatly rewarded with land grants in all these counties.