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![Show Contents]() Gain History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Gain familyThe surname Gain was first found in Ile-de-France, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in the region of Paris and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility. Early History of the Gain familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Gain research. Another 69 words (5 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Gain History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Gain Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Gainous, Gain, Gaincru, Genost, Genoud, Genoust, Genoux and many more. Early Notables of the Gain familyNotable amongst the family was - the Gainous family of Paris
Gain RankingIn the United States, the name Gain is the 12,628th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Gain is ranked the 6,789th most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 2
 Gain migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Gain Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Roger Gain, who landed in Virginia in 1658 3
Gain Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Patrick Gain who settled in Missouri in 1840
- Patrick Gain, aged 27, who arrived in Missouri in 1840 3
- William Gain, who arrived in St Clair County, Illinois in 1857 3
- Christian Gain, who landed in St Clair County, IL in 1859 3
- Thomas Gain who settled in Philadelphia in 1876
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Gain Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century- Albert Gain who arrived in Ontario, Canada in 1871
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Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include: Gain Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century- Mr. John Gain, British convict who was convicted in Lancashire, England for 7 years for burglary, transported aboard the "Calcutta" in February 1803, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 4
- Mr. James Gain, English seaman who was convicted in Sussex, England for life, transported aboard the "Fame" on 9th October 1816, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 5
- Mr. William Gain, English convict who was convicted in Lewes, Sussex, England for 10 years, transported aboard the "Equestrian" on 25th January 1844, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Island) 6
- Bridget Gain, aged 34, a servant, who arrived in South Australia in 1857 aboard the ship "Caucasian" 7
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Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include: Gain Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century- Mr. Gain, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "John Phillips" arriving in Auckland, New Zealand in April 1852 8
- John Gain, aged 22, a farm labourer, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Jessie Osborne" in 1867
| Contemporary Notables of the name Gain (post 1700) | + |
- Robert "Bob" Gain (1929-2016), American NFL and CFL football player, inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1980
- Brigadier-General Joseph-Armand-Victor Gain (1878-1943), French General Officer Commanding Artillery, 2nd Military Region (1940) 9
- Douglas Dean Gain, American radiologist in the United States
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 25th November 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/calcutta
- Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 27th September 2022). https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/fairlie
- Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 4th May 2022). https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/equestrian
- South Australian Register Tuesday 26 April 1853. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) Caucasian 1857. Retrieved http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/caucasian1857.shtml
- New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
- Generals of World War II. (Retrieved 2011, October 5) Joseph-Armand-Victor Gain. Retrieved from http://generals.dk/general/Gain/Joseph-Armand-Victor/France.html
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