Gayner Surname
Approximately 565 people bear this surname
Gayner Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Gwenivere.' 'Gaynore, Queen Gweniver'(Halliwell). This origin seems indisputable. Yet I lack any further evidence. At the same time it must be recollected that all, or nearly all, of the other names of the Arthurian story are well represented in our modern directories.
Read More About This SurnameGayner Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 323 | 1:1,122,164 | 80,931 |
| England | 136 | 1:409,692 | 28,019 |
| Australia | 55 | 1:490,831 | 37,357 |
| Russia | 20 | 1:7,206,153 | 275,629 |
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 8 | 1:553,733 | 17,655 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 156 | 1:156,252 | 13,619 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:623,869 | 16,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 172 | 1:291,969 | 23,310 |
Gayner (187) may also be a first name.
Gayner Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Gwenivere.' 'Gaynore, Queen Gweniver'(Halliwell). This origin seems indisputable. Yet I lack any further evidence. At the same time it must be recollected that all, or nearly all, of the other names of the Arthurian story are well represented in our modern directories.
(Celtic) White-Head’s Son [Ang- licization of Irish Mac F(h)ionnbhairr —mac, son; fionn, white; bháirr, genit. of bárr, a head]
Mag Fhionnbhair Gaynor has now superseded the older MacGinver except where the latter has become MacGinity as in Co. Monaghan. With Mac for Mag it became Kinure in east Munster. MIF 115; Map Longf
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Gayner Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gayner Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gayner (Marathi: गायनेर, Russian: Гайнер) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gayner? popularity and diffusion
Gayner is the 561,353rd most commonly occurring last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 12,898,311 people. The last name Gayner is predominantly found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Gayner live; 59 percent live in North America and 59 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 665,130th most commonly held first name globally It is held by 187 people.
This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 323 people, or 1 in 1,122,164. In The United States Gayner is primarily found in: California, where 30 percent are found, New Jersey, where 7 percent are found and Oregon, where 7 percent are found. Besides The United States it occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in England, where 24 percent are found and Australia, where 10 percent are found.
Gayner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Gayner has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gayner surname grew 188 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 13 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 87 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Gayner Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (88%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Gayner last name are 3.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 56.82% registered with the political party.
The amount Gayner earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 8.44% more than the national average, earning $46,791 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.17% more than the national average, earning $53,743 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gayner Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gayner in the Marathi language | ||
| गायनेर | gayanera | - |
| Gayner in the Russian language | ||
| Гайнер | gajner | - |
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