hˈæŋks ænd hˈɑːdʒᵻz sədʒˈɛst ɪn ðɛɹ "ɐ dˈɪkʃənˌɛɹi ʌv sˈɜːneɪmz" ðæt mˈɛni pɹˈɛzənt dˈeɪ bˈeɪnz dᵻsˈɛnd fɹʌm ɹˈɑːbɚt bˈeɪnz ʌv ˈɪpswɪtʃ, sˈʌfək, ˈɪŋɡlənd bˈɔːɹn.
Hanks and Hodges suggest in their "A Dictionary of Surnames" that many present day Baines descend from Robert Baines of Ipswich, Suffolk, England (born ).