Gains Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Gains Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Gains family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 40
Agricultural Labourer 27
Labourer 10
House Servant 8
Farm Labourer 5
Laundress 5
Dress Maker 5
General Servant 4
Lace Runner 4
Silk Weaver 4
Ag Lab 4
Annuitant 3
School 3
Pauper 3
House Maid 3
Housless Poor 3
Groom 2
Shepperd Boy 2
Scholar At Home 2
Tailor 2
Weaver 2
Butcher 2
Char Woman 2
Farm Servant 2
Flax Mill 2

Gains Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Gaines 83% 4,968
2 Gains 100% 3,183
3 Agnes 40% 2,618
4 Gones 40% 666
5 Genese 33% 611
6 Geens 60% 238
7 Gines 60% 229
8 Guns 60% 227
9 Guines 67% 204
10 Ganes 60% 188
11 Guins 80% 115

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The surname Gains is the 2nd most popular variant of Gaines.

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