Gammons Surname

149,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,946 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Gammons 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).

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Gammons Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,5431:142,53214,779
England3541:157,39614,847
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Wales51:618,90625,852
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belize11:355,4743,977
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland291:152,7548,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1461:166,95514,226
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3391:148,13813,775

The alternate forms: Gammoñs (1) are calculated separately.

Gammons 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.

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

Apparently an old personal name. Gamen, Garnon, &c., are found in H.R. without prefix.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Gaelic ma-ghamuim, a bear; from maghghabhuin, literally a calf of the plain.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

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.).

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

Gammons Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gammons is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Gammoñs. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gammons? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 149,869th most commonly held last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,473,709 people. Gammons is predominantly found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Gammons are found; 84 percent are found in North America and 84 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Gammons is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 2,543 people, or 1 in 142,532. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Tennessee, where 17 percent live, North Carolina, where 16 percent live and Texas, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this surname exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in England, where 12 percent live and The Dominican Republic, where 1 percent live.

Gammons Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gammons has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gammons surname grew 750 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 242 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 97 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Gammons Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (93%) in Ireland.

In The United States Gammons are 7.82% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.59% registered to vote for the political party.

Gammons earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 8.05% less than the national average, earning $39,677 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gammoñs951/
Gammoons930/
Ammons9212,239/
Gamons9229/
Hammons8615,242/
Gammans86274/
Gammoms863/
Gemmons861/
Ammonsd861/
Eammons861/
Ganmons860/
Amons83668/
Gammanse801/
Ahmons771,951/
Hamons77426/
Amouns77262/
Amonse7734/
Gamans7726/
Eamons7711/
Ammoms778/
Ammans773/
Ammonz772/
Gamams772/
Aimons771/
Amgons770/
Gomons770/
Aamons770/
Gommans711,811/
Hammans71976/
Haymons71145/
Gaymans7163/
Amonsse7122/
Amonshe716/
Hammoms714/
Hommons713/
Hammonsová712/
Gasmans711/
Eummons711/
Ghamams711/
Gaemans711/
Gemmans710/
Eimmons710/
Amans671,115/
Omons67239/
Ganmanse6735/
Amams6732/
Goumoëns6728/
Goumoens6712/
Gaijmans676/
Gaumanns675/
Amonx671/
Gamatins671/
Gausmans671/
Hammanns671/
Gasmanns671/
Hausmons670/
Amonz670/

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Gammons Reference & Research

Gammon One-name Study - A profile of the Gammon surname with contact details for a researcher who collects any information pertaining to it.

Gammon 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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