Gammon Surname
Approximately 12,702 people bear this surname
Gammon Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. Mr. Lower thinks these names are representative of an old personal name, but my first instance disproves this suggestion. It seems to suggest some one fond of sport. At any rate, v. game (Skeat); compare backgammon (ibid).
Read More About This SurnameGammon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8,296 | 1:43,691 | 5,359 |
| England | 2,090 | 1:26,659 | 3,637 |
| Canada | 1,127 | 1:32,694 | 4,235 |
| Australia | 439 | 1:61,494 | 7,426 |
| Wales | 326 | 1:9,492 | 1,043 |
| Benin | 61 | 1:169,436 | 16,929 |
| Jamaica | 55 | 1:52,181 | 2,997 |
| New Zealand | 49 | 1:92,415 | 12,718 |
| South Africa | 46 | 1:1,177,776 | 67,773 |
| India | 30 | 1:25,568,846 | 339,406 |
| Scotland | 23 | 1:232,775 | 11,829 |
| Germany | 21 | 1:3,833,593 | 163,016 |
| Northern Ireland | 18 | 1:102,502 | 6,334 |
| Zimbabwe | 16 | 1:964,890 | 61,721 |
| Thailand | 14 | 1:5,045,596 | 363,835 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Iceland | 7 | 1:54,299 | 3,881 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 7 | 1:194,854 | 9,403 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 33 | 1:134,238 | 7,606 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,457 | 1:16,730 | 2,446 |
| Wales | 133 | 1:11,793 | 712 |
| Scotland | 17 | 1:220,189 | 7,953 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,565 | 1:32,089 | 3,861 |
Gammon (49) may also be a first name.
Gammon Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. Mr. Lower thinks these names are representative of an old personal name, but my first instance disproves this suggestion. It seems to suggest some one fond of sport. At any rate, v. game (Skeat); compare backgammon (ibid).
John le Gamone, or le Gamene, Southamptonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
William Gamen, Suffolk, ibid.
Geoffrey Gamon, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Richard Gamen, Norfolk, ibid.
1588. Married — Robert Tones and Joane Gammon: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1767. — Richard Gammon and Mary Berch: St. George, Hanover Square.
1772. — Richard Gamon and Grace Jeffreys: ibid.
(Teutonic) a nickname = Joy, Sport, Game [Middle English and Old English gamen = Old Norse Old Saxon and O.H.Ger, gaman] Richard Gamen.—Hundred Rolls
With Mac a rare west Clare name; elsewhere from French gambon (leg)-in Co. Waterford so spelt
With Mac a rare west Clare name; elsewhere from French gambon (leg)-in Co. Waterford so spelt
Apparently an old personal name. Gamen, Garnon, &c., are found in H.R. without prefix.
From Gaelic ma-ghamuim, a bear; from maghghabhuin, literally a calf of the plain.
For Camin. Gillebert Camin of Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); William Gamen, Adam Camin, Geoffry Gamon of England c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum). Hence the Baronets Gamon-Grace.
Gammon is now a common name in North Devon, in the districts of Ilfracombe and Barnstaple. Two Tiverton churchwardens, in 1720 and 1751, bore this name (D.).
Gammon Demographics
Gammon Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Gammon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gammon Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gammon (Russian: Гаммон) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gammon? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 41,176th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 573,732 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 69 percent of Gammon are found; 69 percent are found in North America and 69 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,430,306th most commonly used forename in the world. It is borne by 49 people.
This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 8,296 people, or 1 in 43,691. In The United States Gammon is most common in: Tennessee, where 8 percent reside, Texas, where 7 percent reside and Missouri, where 6 percent reside. Barring The United States it is found in 50 countries. It is also found in England, where 16 percent reside and Canada, where 9 percent reside.
Gammon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Gammon has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gammon surname increased 530 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 143 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 245 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 135 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 94 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Gammon Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Gammon surname is primarily Presbyterian (36%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Gammon surname are 6.83% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.6% being registered with the party.
The amount Gammon earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 25.07% more than the national average, earning R 297,204 per year; in United States they earn 1.35% less than the national average, earning $42,567 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.79% less than the national average, earning $47,303 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gammon Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gammon in the Russian language | ||
| Гаммон | gammon | - |
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