An English and Irish surname the Hines family name comes from the Middle English term ’hine’ which refers to a servant. The Old English term ‘hinde’ referred to someone who took care of the deer.
Spelling variations of Hines include Hine, Hyne and Hynes. The German spelling of Hines would be Heins and Heinz.

In England the Hines family name is located in London, Lancashire, Suffolk, Essex and Yorkshire. In Scotland the Hines families mostly live in Dunbartonshire and Lanarkshire.
The Hines surname within the United States is across most of the nation. The states with the higher percentage include Georgia, Virginia, Illinois, Texas, New York, Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.

Famous: Duncan Hines (developer of food products), Marcia Hines (singer from Australia), Paul Hines (professional baseball player), Zavon Hines (English footballer), Cheryl Hines (actress), Andre Hines professional football player), William Hines (founder of Hines Brothers Pottery of Staffordshire, England), Gregory Hines (tap dancer and actor), St. Aubyn Hines (boxer from Jamaica) and Thomas Hines (Civil War Confederate spy).