Gainey Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Gainey Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Gainey family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 31
Agricultural Labourer 7
General Labourer 6
General Servant Domestic 3
Domestic Servant 2
General Labourer Highway Road 2
General Agricultural Labourer 1
Cotton Spinner 1
Fitter 1
Green Assistant 1
Inn Keeper 1
Laundress Wash 1
Laundry Wash 1
Messanger Port 1
School Mistress 1
Sponge Dresser 1
Confectionary Warehouseman 1
House Maid Domestic Servant 1
Butcher Unemployed 1
Cook Domestic Servant 1
Engine Driver Thrashing Machine 1
Engineer Fitter 1
Living On Her Own Means 1
Living On Own Means 1
Shepherd 1

Gainey Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Gainey 100% 969
2 Ganey 83% 433
3 Ganney 83% 240
4 Gooney 67% 180
5 Guiney 83% 156
6 Goney 67% 125

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

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