Researching Steve Gainer
Dig into the past of Steve Gainer using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 160 people with the Gainer surname? In that year Gainer was ranked number 3419 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Steve means "Form of STEVEN. crown" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Steve Gainer on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Steve Gainer in your family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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DNA
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. A DNA test can sometimes help to make a link to a particular family name if you find you share common DNA with people who have the same or similar surnames as each other. If you are lucky then you may get a match within a few generations and discover some Gainer ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Steve Gainer and the Gainer Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Gainer Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Gainer family tree.
Look at Parish Records for Steve Gainer at Find My Past.
Study for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Steve Gainer using the FreeBMD database.
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Investigate the LDS Database for records about Steve Gainer.
Research the Gainer surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Gainer Military records.
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 112 people with the Gainer surname in the UK? Gainer is now ranked number 3937 for popularity in the UK. |
Gainer Family History Databases
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
Study the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Steve Gainer.
Study MyTrees for information on the Gainer family and people looking to contact living Gainer relations.
Check out One Great Family for Gainer records submitted by people who are already researching the Gainer Family Tree.
Find Steve Gainer from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Gainer Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
Research the Gainer surname using Genealogy.com forums .
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 6076 people with the Gainer surname in the USA? Gainer is ranked number 155 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Gainer Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Steve Gainer. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Steve Gainer
Steve Gainer
Steve Gainer, ASC ASK (born October 25, 1962) is an American cinematographer, director, and producer. He is a member and museum curator of the American Society of Cinematographers, a member of the Directors Guild of America, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
His credits include: On My Block (TV series), Puppy Place (TV series),Schooled (TV series), The Last Laugh (2019 film), Mayhem (film), American Girl, Sweet/Vicious, Everly, Awkward, Catch Hell, Super, Punisher: War Zone, Black Cloud, Mysterious Skin, Bully, Dirty Girl, Movie 43, and A Haunted House. From 1991-1994 he was the manager of the Paramount Pictures Corporation film lab. Since 1994, he has been director of photography on dozens of films, commercials, and music videos. In 2013 and 2015, he also directed episodes of the MTV comedy-drama series Awkward, and in 2014 won a Daytime Emmy for a PSA based on that series. In 2018 he was nominated for a Daytime Emmy for the Amazon movie | An American Girl Story – Ivy & Julie 1976: A Happy Balance
Gainer and his wife, Karen, were married on January 22, 2000. The couple have two children Sebastian and Lexi.
Source: Steve Gainer, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Gainer
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