Gascoigne
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English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- (surname): Gascoyne
Etymology
[edit]From Old French Gascoigne, the regional name of Gascony.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Gascoigne
Proper noun
[edit]Gascoigne (plural Gascoignes)
- A habitational surname from Old French.
Related terms
[edit]Statistics
[edit]- According to the 2010 United States Census, Gascoigne is the 39419th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 558 individuals. Gascoigne is most common among White (91.22%) individuals.
Further reading
[edit]- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gascoigne”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 19.
Middle French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old French Gascoigne, q.v.
Proper noun
[edit]Gascoigne f
Descendants
[edit]Old French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Medieval Latin Gasconia, from Vulgar Latin Wasconia, from Latin Vasconia, from Vascones -ia, from Ancient Greek Οὐασκώνων (Ouaskṓnōn).
Proper noun
[edit]Gascoigne f (nominative singular Gascoigne)
- Gascony
- 12th century CE, Béroul, Tristan:
- Du buen cheval né de Gascoigne, [f]ait l'espie le roi descendre.
- From his good horse from Gascony, he saw the king coming down.
Descendants
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