Caine (surname)

Caine is a surname of several different origins. In many cases it is a variation of the surname Cain.

When the surname is of French origin, in some cases it is derived from a derogatory nickname for someone with a bad temper - from the French caigne "bitch".

Notable people with the surname include:

• Alice Brown Caine (1849–1918), English temperance leader, wife of William Sproston Caine.
• Hall Caine, British novelist and playwright
• Hugh Le Caine, Canadian physicist, composer and instrument builder
• Jeffrey Caine, British writer and actor
• Dan Caine, American general
• Jonathan Caine, Baron Caine, political aide
• Marti Caine, (1945–1995), English comedian and singer
• Martin Caine, American college football head coach
• Michael Caine, British film actor
• Natalie Caine (1909–2008), also known by her married name Natalie James, English oboist
• Rachel Caine (1962–2020), pen name of Roxanne Longstreet Conrad, an American writer of science fiction stories
• Rebecca Caine, Canadian opera singer
• Shakira Caine, Guyanese model, married to Michael Caine
• Stanley Caine (1936–2013), English actor
• Trudi Le Caine (née Janowski), an arts patron, wife of Hugh Le Caine
• William Caine 1873–1925), British author, son of William Sproston Caine.
• William Caine, Governor-general of Hong Kong 1854–1859
• William Sproston Caine (1842–1903), British politician and Temperance advocate

In fiction

• Kwai Chang Caine, main character on the television series Kung Fu

• Alastair Caine, a demon on the television series Charmed

• Virgil Caine, protagonist of The Band song The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down

• Horatio Caine, director of the Miami Dade Crime Lab, police lieutenant and explosives expert on the television series '