Gainsborough Surname

1,305,105th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 173 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Gainsborough Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Gainsborough,' a parish in Lincolnshire.

1714. Baptised — Robert, a. Matthias Gainsborough: St. Peter, Cornhill.

Gainsborough Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1041:535,75133,356
United States581:6,249,292299,206
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
China21:683,660,78330,601
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England251:975,01539,671
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Gainsborough Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Gainsborough,' a parish in Lincolnshire.

1714. Baptised — Robert, a. Matthias Gainsborough: St. Peter, Cornhill.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

: v. under Gain(e.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Gainsborough (Gegn's fort), in Lincolnshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Gainsborough Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gainsborough Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Gainsborough is found most frequently in England. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gainsborough? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,305,105th most prevalent family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 42,124,543 people. The surname Gainsborough is mostly found in Europe, where 60 percent of Gainsborough are found; 60 percent are found in Northern Europe and 60 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most numerous in England, where it is held by 104 people, or 1 in 535,751. In England it is most prevalent in: Lincolnshire, where 31 percent live, Greater London, where 27 percent live and Shropshire, where 12 percent live. Beside England Gainsborough is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 34 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Gainsborough Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gainsborough has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 416 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 1,933 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gainsborough Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gainsborough surname are 32.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 85.71% registered to vote for the party.

Gainsborough earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 32.83% more than the national average, earning $57,313 USD per year.

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