Gambles Surname
Approximately 1,046 people bear this surname
Gambles Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Gamel,' a once popular but now forgotten North-English personal name (v. Freeman, Norman Conq. ii. 477). It is compounded with many local names. The modern accepted surname form is Gamble and Gambles, the 6 being intrusive after m, as in Gambling, which see.
Read More About This SurnameGambles Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 519 | 1:107,357 | 11,205 |
| United States | 421 | 1:860,948 | 65,474 |
| Canada | 22 | 1:1,674,800 | 111,190 |
| Wales | 19 | 1:162,870 | 11,152 |
| New Zealand | 17 | 1:266,372 | 23,826 |
| Scotland | 16 | 1:334,614 | 15,044 |
| Jersey | 12 | 1:8,267 | 1,718 |
| Australia | 12 | 1:2,249,642 | 97,973 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 433 | 1:56,294 | 6,679 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:415,913 | 11,811 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 36 | 1:1,394,963 | 75,931 |
Gambles Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Gamel,' a once popular but now forgotten North-English personal name (v. Freeman, Norman Conq. ii. 477). It is compounded with many local names. The modern accepted surname form is Gamble and Gambles, the 6 being intrusive after m, as in Gambling, which see. Cammell is without question the same name.
Walter le Gamel, 6 Henry II: Whitaker's Craven.
Gamel de Sandford, 32 Henry II: Nicolson and Burn, History of Westmorland and Cumberland.
Gamel de Clifton, 1197: The Pipe Rolls, or Sheriff's Annual Accounts of the Counties of Cumberland, Westmorland and Durham during the reigns of Henry II, Richard I and John.
Gamel de Penred, 1190: ibid.
Huttred fil. Gamelli, Northumberland, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Allan fil. Gamel, Salop, ibid.
Gamal Dele, Close Rolls, 3 Edward I.
Adam Gamal, Close Rolls, ibid.
Adam fil. Gamel: West's Ant. of Furness.
Gamele de Pennington: ibid.
Elena Gamyll, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Henricus Gamyll, 1379: ibid.
Johannes Gamyll, 1379: ibid.
Johannes Gamolson, 1379: ibid.
The local Gambswell (i.e. Gatnel's well), in the parish of Ulverston; also Gamblesby in Cumberland may relate to this name.
John Gamble and Anne Beck, 1673: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).
Gamel occurs both in Domesday and in the H.R. In the latter ' Fils Gamel' is also found. Anglo-Saxon gamol or gamel, old, aged. It is compounded with some Domesd. names, as Gamel-bar, ' old bear'-Gamel-carle, 'old male,'-both in co. York. Gamblesby in Cumberland, probably derived its name from a Danish proprietor.
Lower says, "Gamel occurs both in Domesday and in the H.R. In the latter ' Fitz Gamell is also found. Anglo-Saxon gamol or gamel, old, aged ... Gamblesby, in Cumberland, probably derived its name from a Danish proprietor." Gamla is the name of a town of Finland. Gamble may however be corrupted from the name Gumboil, which see.
Thomas Gamble was vicar of Wroxham in 1719; and John Gayford was bailiff of Yarmouth in 1689 (Bl.).
Gambles Demographics
Average Gambles Salary in
United States
$39,880 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Gambles Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gambles Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gambles occurs most in England. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gambles? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 349,113th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 6,967,061 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 55 percent of Gambles reside; 54 percent reside in Northern Europe and 54 percent reside in British Isles.
The surname is most commonly used in England, where it is held by 519 people, or 1 in 107,357. In England it is most numerous in: South Yorkshire, where 24 percent live, Greater Manchester, where 16 percent live and Derbyshire, where 9 percent live. Other than England this surname exists in 15 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 40 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.
Gambles Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Gambles has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 120 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 1,169 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 178 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gambles Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Gambles are 15.13% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.9% registered with the political party.
The amount Gambles earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 7.58% less than the national average, earning $39,880 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.92% more than the national average, earning $59,582 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gamble | 92 | 64,808 | / |
| Ambles | 92 | 145 | / |
| Gambler | 86 | 568 | / |
| Gambley | 86 | 37 | / |
| Gambleh | 86 | 28 | / |
| Gembles | 86 | 27 | / |
| Ngamble | 86 | 9 | / |
| Gamblee | 86 | 9 | / |
| Gombles | 86 | 6 | / |
| Ambless | 86 | 4 | / |
| Gamblle | 86 | 2 | / |
| Gambels | 86 | 2 | / |
| Gambled | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gamnble | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gammble | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gamblea | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gaamble | 86 | 1 | / |
| Amblles | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gamblée | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gambhle | 86 | 1 | / |
| Hambles | 86 | 0 | / |
| Gambleu | 86 | 0 | / |
| Ghambleh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gambller | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gambille | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gambelle | 80 | 1 | / |
| Gambells | 80 | 0 | / |
| Gambla | 77 | 94 | / |
| Gambli | 77 | 19 | / |
| Ombles | 77 | 15 | / |
| Ganble | 77 | 13 | / |
| Gambly | 77 | 3 | / |
| Amblès | 77 | 3 | / |
| Gamvle | 77 | 2 | / |
| Amblés | 77 | 2 | / |
| Ambels | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ambils | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gomble | 77 | 0 | / |
| Ngambille | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gombleu | 71 | 36 | / |
| Gombleh | 71 | 25 | / |
| Omblets | 71 | 22 | / |
| Gombler | 71 | 22 | / |
| Goumble | 71 | 10 | / |
| Assemblees | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gombley | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ghambli | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gaunble | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gambhli | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ganbler | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hanbles | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ganbleh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ganblie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gomblis | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ambiels | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gamblli | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gambella | 67 | 6,216 | / |
| Gambelli | 67 | 1,321 | / |
| Gamwells | 67 | 9 | / |
| Gambilli | 67 | 7 | / |
| Ngoumble | 67 | 3 | / |
| Gambilla | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ombelles | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hambliss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gambellè | 67 | 1 | / |
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