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Gagne History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables World Ranking

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Gagne History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The Gagne surname is thought to come from the Old French word "gagner," which meant "to till" or "cultivate" the land. A such, the name Gagne was likely originally an occupational name for a farmer or cultivator.

Early Origins of the Gagne family

The surname Gagne was first found in Bourgogne where the family held a family seat from ancient times.

Early History of the Gagne family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Gagne research. Another 178 words (13 lines of text) covering the years 1516, 1576, 1579, 1611, 1645, 1674, 1675, 1685 and 1715 are included under the topic Early Gagne History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Gagne Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Gagne, Gagnes, Gane, Gaine, Gaigne, Geigne, Geygne, Gaygne, De Gagne, De Gagnes, DesGagne, Des Gagne, Desgagne, desGagne, Gagny, Gagnay, Gagnais, Gagney, Gagneais, Gagnet, Gagnau, Gaigne, Gaignet, Gaigney, Gaigny and many more.

Early Notables of the Gagne family

Notable amongst the family at this time was

Jean-Baptiste Gagne, President of the Financial Chamber in 1685

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. 1 However, in Canada, the name Gagne is ranked the 44^th most popular surname with an estimated 40,598 people with that name. 2 And in Quebec, Canada, the name Gagne is the 10^th popular surname. 3 France ranks Gagne as 3,022^nd with 2,000 - 2,500 people. 4

Gagne migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

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 5

Gagne Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Louis Gagne, aged 25, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1821 5
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 6
Louis Gagne, son of Louis and Marie, who married Marie Gagnon, daughter of Jean and Marguerite, in Château-Richer, Quebec on 9th February 1678 6
Ignace Gagne, son of Louis and Marie, who married Barbe Dodier, daughter of Jacques and Catherine, in Sainte-Anne, Quebec on 5th November 1680 6
Joachim Gagne, son of Louis and Marie, who married Louise Marcoux, daughter of Pierre and Marthe, in Beauport, Quebec on 12th January 1682 6
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 6
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

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 6
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 6
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 6
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 6
François Gagne, son of Pierre and Louise, who married Élisabeth Langlois, daughter of Jean and Françoise-Charlotte, in Islet, Quebec on 7th January 1709 6
... (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 7
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 7
Paul Gagne, American Republican politician, Candidate for New Hampshire State House of Representatives from Manchester 12th Ward, 1938 7
Michael Gagne, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Hawaii 2nd District, 2002, 2003 7
Mary J. Gagne, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Hampshire, 1924 7
James A. Gagné, American Republican politician, Candidate for Massachusetts State House of Representatives First Franklin District, 2002 7
Edward Gagne, American Democratic Party politician, Member of Maine State House of Representatives from Androscoggin County, 1921-22 7
... (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 +

"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