Researching Clarence Gaines
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 539 people with the Gaines surname? In that year Gaines was ranked number 3040 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Clarence means "Bright, clear" and is of Latin origin.
Records of Clarence Gaines on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Clarence Gaines and the Gaines Family Tree
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| Did you know that there are currently 964 people with the Gaines surname in the UK? Gaines is now ranked number 3136 for popularity in the UK. |
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| Did you know that there are currently 63803 people with the Gaines surname in the USA? Gaines is ranked number 136 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Clarence Gaines
Clarence Gaines
Clarence Edward "Big House" Gaines Sr. (May 21, 1923 – April 18, 2005) was an American college men's basketball coach with a 47-year coaching career at Winston-Salem State University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Among his numerous honors for his achievements, he is one of the few African Americans to be inducted as a coach into the Basketball Hall of Fame.
Before graduating and becoming a coach, he had an outstanding collegiate career as a football player for Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland.
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