Gaines Surname
Approximately 58,857 people bear this surname
Gaines Surname Definition:
Gain(e)’s (Son): v. Gain(e.
Gaines Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 56,246 | 1:6,444 | 755 |
| England | 1,333 | 1:41,799 | 5,356 |
| Canada | 401 | 1:91,884 | 10,069 |
| Australia | 192 | 1:140,603 | 15,124 |
| South Africa | 177 | 1:306,089 | 29,333 |
| New Zealand | 72 | 1:62,893 | 9,679 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 53 | 1:25,735 | 2,796 |
| Scotland | 34 | 1:157,465 | 9,168 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Sweden | 30 | 1:328,225 | 22,987 |
| Ireland | 25 | 1:188,358 | 7,886 |
| Germany | 24 | 1:3,354,394 | 150,996 |
| Liberia | 20 | 1:220,427 | 14,169 |
| France | 20 | 1:3,321,136 | 213,627 |
| Zimbabwe | 20 | 1:771,912 | 53,776 |
| Panama | 17 | 1:230,133 | 6,157 |
| Brazil | 15 | 1:14,271,622 | 267,944 |
| Philippines | 14 | 1:7,231,302 | 192,576 |
| Wales | 12 | 1:257,878 | 14,969 |
| Spain | 12 | 1:3,896,003 | 72,236 |
| Ecuador | 9 | 1:1,767,316 | 20,027 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Israel | 9 | 1:950,848 | 57,975 |
| Isle of Man | 8 | 1:10,728 | 2,153 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 6 | 1:18,396 | 2,503 |
| South Korea | 6 | 1:8,540,043 | 1,433 |
| Northern Ireland | 4 | 1:461,259 | 16,615 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Colombia | 4 | 1:11,943,518 | 26,735 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Georgia | 3 | 1:1,248,515 | 28,066 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 11 | 1:402,715 | 14,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 530 | 1:45,991 | 5,713 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:224,059 | 8,079 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7,894 | 1:6,362 | 798 |
Gaines (1,392) may also be a first name.
Gaines Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Gain(e)’s (Son): v. Gain(e.
(English) Descendant of Gegn (straight).
GAINNES: Gaelic, Gainne, a dart, an arrow, a shaft; given because of expertness in the use of these weapons of war.
Gaines Demographics
Average Gaines Salary in
United States
$39,152 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gaines Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gaines Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gaines (Hindi: गैनेस) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gaines? popularity and diffusion
It is the 9,596th most widely held last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 123,818 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Gaines reside; 96 percent reside in North America and 96 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Gaines is also the 209,670th most widespread forename world-wide, held by 1,392 people.
This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 56,246 people, or 1 in 6,444. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 9 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and Georgia, where 7 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name exists in 63 countries. It is also common in England, where 2 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.
Gaines Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Gaines has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gaines surname rose 713 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 252 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 3,400 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 227 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 171 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gaines Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Gaines surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Gaines surname are 8.09% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.86% being registered with the party.
The amount Gaines earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 7.02% less than the national average, earning R 220,956 per year; in Colombia they earn 39.55% more than the national average, earning $31,680,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 9.26% less than the national average, earning $39,152 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.21% less than the national average, earning $48,584 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gaines Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gaines in the Hindi language | ||
| गैनेस | gainesa | - |
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Gaines Reference & Research
Gaines DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Gaines FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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