Gainey
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English
Etymology
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Géibheannaigh (“son of Géibheannach”), a personal name derived from géibheannach (“fettered”).
Proper noun
Gainey (plural Gaineys)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Gainey is the 4140th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 8556 individuals. Gainey is most common among White (67.48%) and Black/African American (27.86%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gainey”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 4.