Gamlin Surname

136,660th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,283 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Jersey

Gamlin 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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Gamlin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2,0411:375,82820,158
United States4861:745,80058,323
England4021:138,60213,521
Australia1371:197,04919,369
Wales591:52,4504,823
New Zealand411:110,44714,290
Canada391:944,75971,777
Germany371:2,175,823115,720
Jersey101:9,9202,003
Sweden101:984,67673,605
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
China31:455,773,85521,925
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
France11:66,422,722504,397
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2671:91,2949,438
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1461:343,96426,445

Gamlin (16) may also be a first name.

Gamlin 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

The French Gamelin (occurring in this form in our Domesday Book and Hundred Rolls), the O.Scand. pers. name Gamel, Gamal (v. under Gambell) + the French diminutive suff. -in.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Gamlin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gamlin (Hindi: गामलिन) is held by more people in India than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gamlin? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 136,660th most widespread surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 2,219,782 people. The last name Gamlin is primarily found in Asia, where 62 percent of Gamlin reside; 62 percent reside in South Asia and 62 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently held first name worldwide It is held by 16 people.

The last name Gamlin is most widely held in India, where it is carried by 2,041 people, or 1 in 375,828. In India it is most numerous in: Arunachal Pradesh, where 100 percent are found, Delhi, where 0 percent are found and Assam, where 0 percent are found. Apart from India this surname exists in 18 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent are found and England, where 12 percent are found.

Gamlin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Gamlin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gamlin surname increased 333 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 151 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 1,967 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gamlin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gamlin last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gamlin earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 10% more than the national average, earning $47,464 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.81% more than the national average, earning $51,577 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gamlien9267/
Gamling928/
Gammlin922/
Amlin91790/
Hamlin8327,559/
Amling831,907/
Gamlen83421/
Amlien83135/
A'Mlin8337/
Ganlin8335/
Gemlin8331/
Gamlyn8330/
Amlina8326/
Gamlén8313/
Amlint837/
Gomlin831/
Gamlim831/
Aamlin831/
Amglin831/
Amllin831/
Gameln831/
Amln809/
Gamillion802/
Hamling771,478/
Ahmling77186/
Hamlion7748/
Amellin7727/
Hamlink775/
Gämling775/
Ganglin774/
Gomling774/
Hamlien773/
Hamllin772/
Hammlin771/
Gemlien771/
Ammling771/
Nganlin771/
Aumlien771/
Amillin771/
Gomlina771/
Ganling771/
Gamllen770/
Hamlinn770/
Omlin731,198/
Ameln73442/
Amlen7312/
Amlim738/
Amlyn734/
Amlén733/
Hamln730/
Hammling7187/
Haimelin7156/
Amillion7115/
Hamlinck7111/
Gammleng717/
Hamellin715/
Amelling713/
Amellina711/
Gemellin711/
Hamillin711/
Gaynelin711/
Gemillin711/
Hamlyn673,291/
Gomillion671,205/
Hamlen67452/
Gamlem67208/
Amlehn6776/
Hamlim6744/
Gonlin6730/
Omling6711/
Hamiln6711/
Hamlén676/
Homlin676/
Amleng675/
Hamyln674/
Amlyna673/
Gemlen672/
Ganlim672/
Omglin671/
Ganlen671/
Amilne671/
Amlene671/
Amlhen671/
Gomellion670/
Gomillien670/

Gamlin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gamlin in the Hindi language
गामलिनgamalina-

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