Cairnes (surname)

Cairnes is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Alexander Cairnes (1665–1732), Irish politician and banker
• Colin and Cameron Cairnes, Australian filmmaking duo
• David Cairnes (1645–1722), Irish lawyer and MP
• Henry Cairnes (1673–1743), Irish politician, banker, and merchant
• Isaac Cairnes (died 1890), American politician
• Jack Cairnes (born 1943), American politician
• John Cairnes (politician) (17th century), Irish politician
• John Elliott Cairnes (1823–1875), Irish economist
• Joseph Cairnes (1907–1993), American engineer and baseball executive
• William Cairnes (c.1669–1707), Irish politician and merchant
• William Elliot Cairnes (1862–1902), Irish officer in the British Army

See also

• Cairnes Anthony Daniell (1834–1915), British civil servant in India
• Cairnes baronets
• Mount Cairnes, Yukon, Canada
• Mount Cairnes (British Columbia)
• Cairns (disambiguation)