Gainsford

Gainsford is a surname. The usual medieval spelling was Gaynesford. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Anne Gainsford (died c. 1590), lady-in-waiting to Anne Boleyn
 * Ian Gainsford (born 1930), British academic
 * John Gainsford (1938–2015), South African rugby union player
 * Melinda Gainsford-Taylor (born 1971), Australian athlete
 * Nicholas Gaynesford (c. 1427–1498), British politician
 * Thomas Gainsford (died 1624), British author and editor

Other uses

 * Gainsford End, a hamlet in Toppesfield, England
 * Gainsford, Queensland, a locality in the Central Highlands Region, Australia