Gambling Surname
Approximately 210 people bear this surname
Gambling Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Gamel,' from the diminutive Gamelin; with intrusive A, Gamblin, and with excrescent 'g', Gambling; compare Jennings for Jennins, or Gamble for Gamel (v. Gamble).
Odo fil.
Read More About This SurnameGambling Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 154 | 1:361,806 | 25,827 |
| Canada | 30 | 1:1,228,186 | 88,140 |
| Wales | 13 | 1:238,041 | 14,239 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Northern Ireland | 4 | 1:461,259 | 16,615 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 208 | 1:117,189 | 11,279 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:196,052 | 7,186 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 76 | 1:660,772 | 43,333 |
Gambling 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,' from the diminutive Gamelin; with intrusive A, Gamblin, and with excrescent 'g', Gambling; compare Jennings for Jennins, or Gamble for Gamel (v. Gamble).
Odo fil. Gamelini, Domesday.
Robert Gamelyn, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Reginald Gamelyn, Huntingdonshire, ibid.
Ralph Gamelin, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Thomas Gymelyn, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
1625-6. John Browne and Margaret Gamblin: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).
1666. John Gamlin and Frances Hoare: ibid.
1737-8. Buried — Samuel Gambling: St. Dionis Backchurch.
John Gambling appeared in a police case at Bradford, Yorkshire, Jan. 3, 1889 (Manchester Courier, Jan. 4, 1889).
Probably of local origin, and doubtless the same as the H.R. Gamelin, De Gameling. Gamlin-gay is the name of a parish co. Cambridge.
From the French, Gamblin; a personal name.
Gambling Demographics
Average Gambling Salary in
England
£24,891
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Gambling Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gambling Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Gambling occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gambling? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gambling is the 1,144,405th most commonly used family name on earth, held by around 1 in 34,702,600 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 85 percent of Gambling live; 85 percent live in Northern Europe and 85 percent live in British Isles.
This surname is most widespread in England, where it is held by 154 people, or 1 in 361,806. In England Gambling is most numerous in: Kent, where 14 percent reside, South Yorkshire, where 13 percent reside and West Sussex, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account England this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 14 percent reside and Wales, where 6 percent reside.
Gambling Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Gambling has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname fell 26 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 163 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Gambling Last Name Statistics demography
Gambling earn notably more than the average income. In Canada they earn 21% more than the national average, earning $60,116 CAD per year.
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Gambling Reference & Research
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