Gaines Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Gaines Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Gaines family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 123
Agricultural Labourer 10
General Servant 7
Farm Labourer 7
Domestic Servant 6
General Labourer 5
Bricklayer Labourer 5
Laundress 4
Carpenter 4
Errand Boy 3
Cotton Weaver 3
Dress Maker 3
Farm Servant Indoor 3
Wife 3
Woollen Mill Hand 3
Cotton Operative 2
General Servant Domestic 2
Annuitant 2
Cloth Dresser 2
Drayman 2
Fancy Box Maker 2
Farm Labourer Agricultural Labourer 2
Fisherman 2
Joiner 2
Ship Fitters Son 2

Gaines Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Gaines 100% 4,968
2 Gains 83% 3,183
3 Agnes 67% 2,618
4 Gones 67% 666
5 Genese 50% 611
6 Geens 50% 238
7 Gines 83% 229
8 Guns 50% 227
9 Guines 83% 204
10 Ganes 83% 188
11 Guins 67% 115

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The surname Gaines is the most popular version of all its varients

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