Nicholas M. Baines (born 1978), English keyboard player (Kaiser Chiefs) Nick Baines (bishop) (born 1957), Bishop of Croydon Paul Baines (academic) (born 1973), British marketing academic Paul Baines (footballer) (born 1972), former English footballer Peter Augustine Baines (1787–1843), English Benedictine Richard Baines, historical figure - Informant against Christopher Marlowe Robert A. Baines (born 1946), former mayor of Manchester, New Hampshire Steve Baines (born 1954), former English footballer Thomas Baines (1820–1875), English artist and explorer Thomas Baines (Ontario) (1799–1867), Canadian Crown Land Agent William Baines (1899–1922), English pianist and composer Distribution As a surname, Baines is the 1,732nd most common surname in Great Britain, with 6,209 bearers. It is most common in Lancashire, where it is the 626th most common surname, with 1,784 bearers. Other concentrations include, Swansea, (88th,1,704), City of Leeds, (167th,1,722), and West Yorkshire, (380th, 1,702). See also Bain (disambiguation) Baine (disambiguation) Bains (disambiguation) Lyndon B. Johnson Banes (disambiguation) Baynes, a surname References Welsh-language surnames English-language surnames Surnames of Welsh origin Surnames of Lowland Scottish origin