Gascoigne
English
Alternative forms
- (surname): Gascoyne
Etymology
From Old French Gascoigne, the regional name of Gascony.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ɡæskɔɪn/
Noun
Gascoigne
- Obsolete form of Gascon.
Proper noun
Gascoigne (plural Gascoignes)
- A habitational surname from Old French.
Related terms
- Gascon
Statistics
- 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
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gascoigne”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 19.
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French Gascoigne.
Proper noun
Gascoigne f
- Gascony
Descendants
- French: Gascogne
Old French
Etymology
From Medieval Latin Gasconia, from Vulgar Latin Wasconia, from Latin Vasconia.
Proper noun
Gascoigne f (nominative singular Gascoigne)
- Gascony
- 12th Century AD, Béroul, Tristan:
- Du buen cheval né de Gascoigne, [f]ait l'espie le roi descendre.
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- From his good horse from Gascony, he saw the king coming down.
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Descendants
- English: Gascony
- Middle French: Gascoigne
- French: Gascogne
- Norman: Gascongne