Gain Family History

Gain Surname Meaning

English and Scottish (of Norman origin): nickname for a cunning person from Engaine which is based on Old French engaigne ‘ingenuity cunning trickery’. English: habitiational name from any of various places called after the Engain family including Colne Engaine and Gaynes Park (Essex) d'Engaine's Farm (Cambridgeshire) and Aston Ingham (Hereford).

Engaine (see 1 above) was the name of a powerful Norman family with lands in several counties. The original form of the surname has since died out surviving as Gain and its variants.

There has also been considerable confusion with Ingham. French: nickname from a noun derivative of Old French gaainier ‘to obtain gain win’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Dain, Rain, Wain, Gin, Lain, Gains, Gail, Cain, Fain, Gavin

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Where is the Gain family from?

You can see how Gain families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Gain family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Gain families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 92 Gain families living in Sussex. This was about 28% of all the recorded Gain's in United Kingdom. Sussex had the highest population of Gain families in 1891.

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What did your Gain ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, General labourer and Unpaid domestic duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Gain. 19% of Gain men worked as a General labourer and 80% of Gain women worked as an Unpaid domestic duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Gain were Builders labourer and Domestic duties.

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General labourer

19%

Solicitor

10%

Gardener

10%

Builders labourer

10%

Unpaid domestic duties

80%

Unpaid domestic

Private means

Domestic duties

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There are 3K immigration records available for the last name Gain. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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What is the average Gain lifespan?

Between 1946 and 2004, in the United States, Gain life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1959, and highest in 1964. The average life expectancy for Gain in 1946 was 52, and 79 in 2004.

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Gain Surname Meaning

Engaine (see 1 above) was the name of a powerful Norman family with lands in several counties. The original form of the surname has since died out surviving as Gain and its variants.

There has also been considerable confusion with Ingham. French: nickname from a noun derivative of Old French gaainier ‘to obtain gain win’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Gain family from?

What did your Gain ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

General labourer

19%

Solicitor

10%

Gardener

10%

Builders labourer

10%

Unpaid domestic duties

80%

Unpaid domestic

Private means

Domestic duties

What Gain family records will you find?

What is the average Gain lifespan?

Between 1946 and 2004, in the United States, Gain life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1959, and highest in 1964. The average life expectancy for Gain in 1946 was 52, and 79 in 2004.

Gain Family History

Gain Surname Meaning

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Gain Surname Meaning

85,000 record(s) for Gain

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Where is the Gain family from?

What did your Gain ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1939

Top Female Occupations In 1939

What Gain family records will you find?

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Passenger List

Military Records

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What is the average Gain lifespan?

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