Gambell Surname

372,504th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 963 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Gambell Surname Definition:

The old A.-Scand. pers. name Gamal, Gamel, Gamol-Old [Old English gamol, gamel, Old Norse gamall (Danish- Norwegian gammel, Swedish gammal), old]

Gambell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3821:948,84570,809
England3131:178,01316,129
Australia1341:201,46019,724
Canada1051:350,91031,754
New Zealand111:411,66631,040
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland461:96,3016,269
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1251:195,00315,655
Wales101:156,8426,008
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4481:112,09511,131

Gambell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The old A.-Scand. pers. name Gamal, Gamel, Gamol-Old [Old English gamol, gamel, Old Norse gamall (Danish- Norwegian gammel, Swedish gammal), old]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Descendant of Gamel (old).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Gambell Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gambell Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Gambell has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Gambell.

How Common Is The Last Name Gambell? popularity and diffusion

Gambell is the 372,504th most numerous last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 7,567,545 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Gambell live; 51 percent live in North America and 51 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 382 people, or 1 in 948,845. In The United States Gambell is mostly found in: Iowa, where 15 percent live, Texas, where 15 percent live and California, where 12 percent live. Barring The United States this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also common in England, where 33 percent live and Australia, where 14 percent live.

Gambell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gambell has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gambell last name fell 15 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 250 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gambell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Anglican (43%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Gambell last name are 6.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.33% being registered with the political party.

The amount Gambell earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 15.75% more than the national average, earning $49,943 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.14% more than the national average, earning $60,185 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gambelle931/
Gammbell930/
Gambiell930/
Gambel92771/
Ambell9237/
Gambll922/
Gambill865,696/
Gamwell86428/
Hambell8638/
Ngambel8623/
Ambelle8615/
Gambiel8611/
Gamblle862/
Gamuell861/
Gembell860/
Ambel83906/
Gambl834/
Hambelle802/
Nganmbel801/
Ngombell801/
Gambille801/
Gannbell800/
Gamweell800/
Gamble7764,808/
Hambel77677/
Ambiel77642/
Gembel77516/
Gambil77121/
Gombel77118/
Ambill7768/
Ambuel7745/
Amboel7717/
Ambeel7710/
Gamwel775/
Gömbel775/
Gamuel773/
Anbell772/
Ngambl771/
Hambll771/
Ambeul771/
D'Ambelle752/
Gachimbel751/
Ambl735/
Ambuehl71745/
Gembuel71495/
Ambiehl71466/
Goembel71212/
Ombelle7185/
Ambille7158/
Ngambil7123/
Asembel719/
Goumbel715/
Hanbell715/
Ganwell714/
Hambelt714/
Gemmbll714/
Ganbill713/
Ambeuhl712/
Gaamble711/
Hombell711/
Gamnble711/
Gammble711/
Hambill711/
Amboehl711/
Annbell711/
Ngombel711/
Gambhle711/
Gembeel710/
Gombill710/
Ambil671,274/
Amble671,154/
Gainwell6798/
Ombel6728/
Gembl6723/
Anbel6714/
Hombelle675/
Hambl673/
Hambeltt671/
Gombl671/
Hanbelle671/
Assembel671/
Gainbill670/
Aambuehl670/

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