Gascoigne

• (surname): Gascoyne

From Old French Gascoigne, the regional name of Gascony.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ɡæskɔɪn/

Gascoigne

1. Obsolete form of Gascon.

Gascoigne (plural Gascoignes)

1. A habitational surname from Old French.

• Gascon

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Gascoigne is the 39419^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 558 individuals. Gascoigne is most common among White (91.22%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gascoigne”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 19.

From Old French Gascoigne.

Gascoigne f

1. Gascony

• French: Gascogne

From Medieval Latin Gasconia, from Vulgar Latin Wasconia, from Latin Vasconia.

Gascoigne f (nominative singular Gascoigne)

1. Gascony
   • 12th Century AD, Béroul, Tristan:

     Du buen cheval né de Gascoigne, [f]ait l'espie le roi descendre.

     (please add an English translation of this quote)

     From his good horse from Gascony, he saw the king coming down.

• English: Gascony
• Middle French: Gascoigne
  • French: Gascogne
• Norman: Gascongne