Gamlen Surname

699,651st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 421 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Gamlen 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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Gamlen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1821:1,991,533128,023
Australia1201:224,96421,387
England981:568,55234,674
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
France11:66,422,722504,397
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England801:304,69220,471
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

The alternate forms: Gamlén (13) are calculated separately.

Gamlen 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

From Fitz-Gamelin, a Norman patronymic. Reginald, Roger, and Radulf Gamelyn of England c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

Gamlen Last Name Facts

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

Gamlen is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Gamlén. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gamlen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 699,651st most frequently held last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 17,310,085 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 41 percent of Gamlen live; 41 percent live in North America and 41 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Gamlen is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 182 people, or 1 in 1,991,533. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New York, where 25 percent reside, California, where 24 percent reside and Oregon, where 11 percent reside. Not including The United States this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 29 percent reside and England, where 23 percent reside.

Gamlen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gamlen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gamlen last name grew 1,300 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 123 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gamlen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gamlen last name are 4.83% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 58.06% being registered to vote for the political party.

Gamlen earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 29.79% more than the national average, earning $56,003 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gamlén9413/
Gamlien9267/
Gamilen9244/
Gamllen920/
Amlen9112/
Gamileng8630/
Gammleng867/
Gamitlen860/
Gamlin833,283/
Hamlen83452/
Gamlem83208/
Amlien83135/
Amlehn8376/
Gamlyn8330/
Amleng835/
Gemlen832/
Amlene831/
Ganlen831/
Amleyn831/
Amlein831/
Amlhen831/
Gameln831/
Gammelien8060/
Amln809/
Gamelin772,609/
Gamilin7713/
Gamylin7711/
Hamlein7710/
Gamling778/
Hamlien773/
Gammlin772/
Aumleng771/
Nganlen771/
Hamleen771/
Hamlent771/
Gemlien771/
Gomilen771/
Amillen771/
Aumlien771/
Aamleen771/
Ganlenn770/
Hamllen770/
Amlin73790/
Ameln73442/
Amlyn734/
Amlén733/
Omlen731/
Hamln730/
Gammelin71383/
Ngamilin7126/
Ganellen7126/
Gamiling719/
Gamilina714/
Aumhleng713/
Goumelen713/
Gamelina713/
Aimleang712/
Gamylina712/
Gamelion711/
Gomleing711/
Ngomelen711/
Hamellen711/
Gamitlin711/
Gamilion710/
Hamillen710/
Hamlin6727,559/
Hamlyn673,291/
Amling671,907/
Amlain67359/
A'Mlin6737/
Ganlin6735/
Gemlin6731/
Amlina6726/
Hamiln6711/
Amlint677/
Hamlén676/
Hamyln674/
Amlyna673/
Gamillion672/
Aamlin671/
Amllin671/
Gamlim671/
Gomlin671/
Amglin671/
Gonlen671/
Amline671/
Ahmlem671/
Amilne671/
Omleen671/
Gomelleng671/
Gomillien670/

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