The thain Surname
thain Name Meaning and History
Scottish: status name for a noble retainer or attendant, Middle
English thayn (Old English þegn). In Scotland in the
later Middle Ages the term was used to denote someone who held land
directly from the king.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Thread | Author | Replies |
| JOHN MOUNT THAIN | CAROLINE DALEY | 4 |
| Thains of Banff-Shire | Karen Oliver | 1 |
| Ruben Thain | Malcolm Thain | 2 |
| THAIN Howard A 1891-1959 |
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| THAIN Amelia A 1866-1958 |
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| THAIN John W 1867-1941 |
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| LOOKING FOR THAIN AND LANGENEGGER FAIMLY FROM NEW JERSEY | BRENDA CATO COLLINS | 5 |
| THAIN burials, Pine Hills Cemetery ,Scarborough, Ontario |
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| THAIN ancestry in Ontario, from Scotland |
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| THAIN's from BANFFSHIRE, SCOTLAND |
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