Gambling Surname

1,144,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 210 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

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.

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Gambling Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1541:361,80625,827
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Wales131:238,04114,239
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2081:117,18911,279
Wales81:196,0527,186
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States761:660,77243,333

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).

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

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.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

From the French, Gamblin; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gamblings941/
Gamblin935,656/
Ambling931/
Hambling881,372/
Gembling8824/
Gambleng8813/
Gambllin881/
Ganbling880/
Gambellin8234/
Gamblen80243/
Gamblim802/
Ganblin801/
Gombleng752/
Gomblen671/
Autenblink561/

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Gambling Reference & Research

Gambling DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Gambling FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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