Family name Cairnes (Cairnes 
) , throughout the world, is a rare surname. The cognomen Cairnes is habitual in Australia, where it is a rare surname, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia.
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| Cairnes | Australia, Canada, Ireland, United Kingdom, United States |
| david cairnes (1612-1678) (b. 1612) |
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| john cairnes Irish politician (b. 1614) |
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| william cairnes (1640-1685) (b. 1640) |
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| david cairnes Irish politician (b. 1645) |
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| david cairnes Irish lawyer and politician (b. 1645) |
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| margaret cairnes (born 1646) (b. 1646) |
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| mary cairnes (born 1650) (b. 1650) |
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| alexander cairnes Irish politician (b. 1665) |
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| william cairnes Irish politician and merchant (b. 1670) |
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| henry cairnes Irish politician (b. 1673) |
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john elliott cairnes Irish economist, IE (b. 1823) |
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| william elliot cairnes (1787-1865) (b. 1787) |
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| john elliot cairnes (born 1823) (b. 1823) |
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| william henry cairnes (1827-1889) (b. 1827) |
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delorme donaldson cairnes Canadian geologist, CA (b. 1879) |
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