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Early Origins of the Gagne family

The surname Gagne was first found in Huntingdonshire where conjecturally, the surname is descended from the tenant of the lands of Redinger held by " "Richard d'Engaine who was recorded in the Domesday Book census of 1086. Richard was of Engen near Boulogne and accompanied the Conqueror at Hastings. Vitalis, his son, married the daughter of the Earl of Oxford, Alberic de Ver. It is apparent that the main line of the family were one of the rebellious barons for the next we hear is of Vitalis and Richard in Northumberland in 1130. 1

Ralph Engaine held estates in Cumberland in 1158. Some lines of the family continued in Gloucestershire, Suffolk and Devon where Richard Ingayn held in 1310. 2

William Ingania, Inganie was listed in the Domesday Book of 1086 as holding lands in Northumberland and Huntingdonshire. 3

Ralph Engaigne was listed in the Pipe Rolls for Cumberland in 1158; William de Engain in the Feet of Fines for Huntingdonshire in 1208; Richard Ingan in Gloucestershire in 1228; John en Gayne alias den Gayne in Suffolk in 1271; John le Gayne in Yorkshire in 1275; William Denganye,-de Enganne in the Hundredorum Rolls for Cambridgeshire in 1279; and Richard Ingayn in Devon in 1310. The family name is only rarely spelled de Engaine. 1

"Richard Engaine, Chief Engineer to the Conqueror, derived his name from his office, and founded the baronial House of Engaine. Joane, daughter and heiress of John D'Engaine, a descendant of the Norman warrior, married in 1381, Sir Baldwin St. George, Knt. of Hatley, M.P. for Cambridgeshire, and from this alliance derived the St. Georges, the distinguished Kings of Arms, as well as the noble family of St. George of Hatley St. George, and its flourishing branch, planted in Ireland, from which spring the St. Georges, of Wood Park, County Armagh, and Woodsgift, county Kilkenny." 4

Early History of the Gagne family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Gagne research. Another 168 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1124, 1299, 1346, 1347 and 1380 are included under the topic Early Gagne History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Gagne Spelling Variations

Endless spelling variations are a prevailing characteristic of Norman surnames. Old and Middle English lacked any definite spelling rules, and the introduction of Norman French added an unfamiliar ingredient to the English linguistic stew. French and Latin, the languages of the court, also influenced spellings. Finally, Medieval scribes generally spelled words according to how they sounded, so one person was often referred to by different spellings in different documents. The name has been spelled Engain, Gain, Gayn, Gaines, Ingain, Engham, Engaine, D'Engain, D'Engayne, Engame, Engam, Gayne, Gayn, Gaynes, Angain, Gayney, Dengaine, Dengayne, Dangain, D'Angain, Gagne, Ingen and many more.

Early Notables of the Gagne family

Outstanding amongst the family at this time was

Baron Richard Engagne of Normandy, progenitor of the family name

Gagne World Ranking

In the United States, the name Gagne is the 1,801^st most popular surname with an estimated 17,409 people with that name. 5 However, in Canada, the name Gagne is ranked the 44^th most popular surname with an estimated 40,598 people with that name. 6 And in Quebec, Canada, the name Gagne is the 10^th popular surname. 7 France ranks Gagne as 3,022^nd with 2,000 - 2,500 people. 8

Gagne migration to the United States +

To escape the political and religious persecution within England at the time, many English families left for the various British colonies abroad. The voyage was extremely difficult, though, and the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving. But for those who made it, the trip was most often worth it. Many of the families who arrived went on to make valuable contributions to the emerging nations of Canada and the United States. An inquiry into the early roots of North American families reveals a number of immigrants bearing the name Gagne or a variant listed above:

Gagne Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Jean Baptiste Gagne, who settled in South Carolina in 1763 with his wife and their three children
Jean Baptiste Gagne, who landed in South Carolina in 1763 9

Gagne Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Louis Gagne, aged 25, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1821 9
Louis Gagne, aged 25, who arrived in New Orleans in 1821
Louis Gagne who settled in New Orleans in 1821

Gagne migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Gagne Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

Louis Gagne, son of Pierre and Marguerite, who married Louise Picard, daughter of Jean and Marie, in Sainte-Anne-du-Nord, Quebec on 4th October 1673 10
Louis Gagne, son of Louis and Marie, who married Marie Gagnon, daughter of Jean and Marguerite, in Château-Richer, Quebec on 9th February 1678 10
Ignace Gagne, son of Louis and Marie, who married Barbe Dodier, daughter of Jacques and Catherine, in Sainte-Anne, Quebec on 5th November 1680 10
Joachim Gagne, son of Louis and Marie, who married Louise Marcoux, daughter of Pierre and Marthe, in Beauport, Quebec on 12th January 1682 10
Ignace Gagne, son of Louis and Marie, who married Louise Tremblay, daughter of Pierre and Ozanne, in L'Ange-Gardien, Quebec on 6th November 1689 10
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Gagne Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Alexis Gagne, son of Louis and Louise, who married Catherine Cloutier, daughter of René and Marie, in Islet, Quebec on 24th April 1702 10
Dominique Gagne, son of Olivier and Isabelle, who married Madeleine Butaud, daughter of Pierre and Pérette, in Saint-François-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Quebec on 5th July 1706 10
Jean-Baptiste Gagne, son of Olivier and Isabelle, who married Claire Butaud, daughter of Pierre and Perette, in Saint-François-de-l'île-d'Orléans, Quebec on 5th July 1706 10
Jean-Baptiste Gagne, son of Joachim and Louise, who married Marie-Françoise Marchet, daughter of Jean and Marie-Jeanne, in Quebec on 7th January 1708 10
François Gagne, son of Pierre and Louise, who married Élisabeth Langlois, daughter of Jean and Françoise-Charlotte, in Islet, Quebec on 7th January 1709 10
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Gagne (post 1700) +

Laverne Clarence "Verne" Gagne (1926-2015), American professional wrestler, football player, wrestling trainer, and wrestling promoter
Robert Mills Gagne (1916-2002), American educational psychologist
Robert Mills Gagné (1916-2002), American educational psychologist, President of the American Educational Research Association (1970-1971)
Valmore G. Gagne, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Hampshire, 1940 11
Peter M. Gagne, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Hampshire, 1932; U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for New Hampshire, 1941-46 11
Paul Gagne, American Republican politician, Candidate for New Hampshire State House of Representatives from Manchester 12th Ward, 1938 11
Michael Gagne, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Hawaii 2nd District, 2002, 2003 11
Mary J. Gagne, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Hampshire, 1924 11
James A. Gagné, American Republican politician, Candidate for Massachusetts State House of Representatives First Franklin District, 2002 11
Edward Gagne, American Democratic Party politician, Member of Maine State House of Representatives from Androscoggin County, 1921-22 11
... (Another 5 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Historic Events for the Gagne family +

SS Caribou

Miss Louise Gagne, Newfoundland passenger from Argentia, Newfoundland and Labrador was travelling aboard the railway ferry "SS Caribou" when it was struck by a German submarine torpedo on 14th October 1942, the most significant sinking in Canadian waters at that time, she died in the sinking

Citations +

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Charnock, Richard, Stephen, Ludus Patronymicus of The Etymology of Curious Surnames. London: Trubner & Co., 60 Paternoster Row, 1868. Print.
Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
Burke, John Bernard, The Roll of Battle Abbey. London: Edward Churton, 26, Holles Street, 1848, Print.
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
"Surnames Meanings, Origins & Distribution Maps - Forebears." Forebears, https://forebears.io/surnames
"The first 1,000 family names by rank, Quebec (in French only)" Institut de la statistique du Quebec, https://statistique.quebec.ca/en/document/family-names-in-quebec/tableau/the-first-1000-family-names-by-rank-quebec
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)
Internoscia, Arthur E., and Claire Chevrier. Dictionnaire National des Canadiens Français 1608-1760. Vol. 1, Institut Drouin, 1958.
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 12) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html