According to the Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, the modern name Hines and its variants derive from two quite different medieval names.
Around 2011, there were 4206 bearers of the surname Hines in Great Britain and 61 in Ireland.
In 1881, there were 2471 bearers of the name in Great Britain, spread throughout England but especially in Lancashire.
In the mid-nineteenth century, Irish examples of the name were concentrated in Offaly.
[3] Notable people with the name include: