Cairns Family History

You can see how Cairns families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Cairns family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Cairns families were found in and Scotland in 1841. In 1911 there were 171 Cairns families living in Ontario. This was about 40% of all the recorded Cairns's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Cairns families in 1911.

Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Cairns surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.