Gainey Family History
Gainey Name Meaning
Irish (mainly Connacht): reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó
Geigheannaigh ‘descendant of Géibheannach’ or Mac
Géibheannaigh ‘son of Géibheannach’, a byname meaning
‘fettered’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Gainey Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Gainey families
 76 - 150  26 - 75 |
 1 - 25  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Gainey families
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32 - 61 11 - 31 |
1 - 10 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Gainey families
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3 - 2 2 - 2 |
1 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Gainey Family Origin
Gainey Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
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Gainey Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
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