Gammel Surname

154,193rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,848 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Denmark

Gammel 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.

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Gammel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2421:291,83527,061
Germany9571:84,12310,609
Russia2641:545,92149,289
Canada1511:244,01123,241
Denmark691:81,8077,949
Austria331:258,04330,255
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Belgium181:638,70256,744
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
India121:63,922,115578,870
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
France31:22,140,907385,998
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
England11:55,718,059489,080
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2801:179,35215,996

Gammel (31) may also be a first name.

Gammel 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).

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

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Gamel'; v. Gamble.

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

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.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Thomas Gamble was vicar of Wroxham in 1719; and John Gayford was bailiff of Yarmouth in 1689 (Bl.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Gammel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gammel (Russian: Гаммель) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gammel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 154,193rd most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 2,558,829 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Gammel reside; 49 percent reside in North America and 49 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Gammel is also the 1,874,099th most frequently used first name internationally It is held by 31 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 1,242 people, or 1 in 291,835. In The United States Gammel is most frequent in: Colorado, where 10 percent are found, Texas, where 10 percent are found and Arkansas, where 9 percent are found. Barring The United States Gammel occurs in 29 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 34 percent are found and Russia, where 9 percent are found.

Gammel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gammel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gammel surname increased 444 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 92 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gammel Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Gammel last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (89%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Gammel surname are 14.99% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.76% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gammel earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.87% less than the national average, earning $42,340 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.94% less than the national average, earning $43,752 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gammell922,052/
Gaammel921/
Gaemmel921/
Gammiel921/
Cgammel921/
Gammeel921/
Gamel9115,712/
Ammel91310/
Gameel8317,162/
Hammel8313,131/
Gemmel831,504/
Gommel831,331/
Gamiel83683/
Ngamel83428/
Gamell83400/
Gömmel83224/
Ghamel83120/
Gammil8346/
Ammelt8317/
Gahmel8316/
Ammell8313/
Gaumel8312/
Gamael839/
Ammiel838/
Gaimel833/
Gamuel833/
Aummel831/
Ganmel831/
Gaamel831/
Gameld831/
Gamelh831/
Ammuel830/
Gaymel830/
Gamelt830/
Amel803,510/
Gaml801,025/
Amml803/
Gemmell779,058/
Hammell772,784/
Gammill772,741/
Hammiel77136/
Hammuel7776/
Goemmel7752/
Gommelt7715/
Eammuel776/
Gatmell774/
Gommell773/
Hammelt772/
Ammiell772/
Gaymell771/
Gaumell771/
Gamuell771/
Haimmel771/
Hammael771/
Gameell771/
Ghameel771/
Hammmel771/
Ganmell770/
Ganmiel770/
Hamel7380,726/
Gamil7359,955/
Amiel7318,773/
Gemel733,949/
Amell732,838/
Gomel732,340/
Ameel731,027/
Asmel73219/
Aimel7395/
Amuel7386/
Ajmel7382/
Ommel7379/
Ammil7373/
Gömel7318/
Aamel7315/
Ahmel739/
Gamél737/
Ghaml735/
Amael734/
Gaiml734/
Amoel733/
Aymel732/
Eamel732/
Hamml732/
Atmel732/
Amelt731/
Aumel731/
Gasml731/
Ameul731/
Ameld731/
Aïmel731/
Hammmell711/
Hammuell710/
Gammilll710/
Hommel677,494/
Aml673,168/
Hamiel67658/
Hamell67490/
Hamuel67435/
Hammil67359/
Gaamil67300/
Aymele67264/
Amiell67119/
Gamill67117/
Gomell6792/
Gamlet6784/
Haimel6782/
Aumell6774/
Gemael6755/
Gemehl6752/
Gemell6746/
Haamel6745/
Hameel6744/
Asmeel6744/
Gemmil6739/
Hamael6739/
Ngamil6737/
Goumel6728/
Ajmeel6722/
Haymel6720/
Hammelová6719/
Gomelt6715/
Ahamel6713/
Ghamil6713/
Gomiel6710/
Athmel678/
Aameel674/
Hamelt673/
Gemeel673/
Aimael673/
Ahmael672/
Gasmil672/
Hahmel672/
Asmell672/
Gemiel672/
Hatmel671/
Eimmel671/
Gemmll671/
Gammilova671/
Hamesl671/
Goomel671/
Ajmmil671/
Gamleh671/
Gomesl671/
Gemuel671/
Ahmeld671/
Ahmelt671/
Amegli671/
Amiehl671/
Eamael671/
Aimuel671/
Ngamll671/
Ameesl671/
Ghamll671/
Hammll670/
Goemel670/
Gosmel670/

Gammel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gammel in the Russian language
Гаммельgammel-

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