Gemmel Surname

261,034th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,504 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Gemmel Surname Definition:

From ME. Gamel, OWSc. gamall, 'the old one,' a common personal name, Latinized Gamellus. In Scotland it was a not uncommon name in the southern counties, especially in Ayrshire. Gamel or Gamellus, hostiarius, witnessed charters by Richard, bishop of St.

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Gemmel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7221:111,50313,740
United States4181:867,12765,849
Canada931:396,18935,081
Belgium351:328,47637,084
England341:1,638,76668,634
Sweden311:317,63722,171
Scotland311:172,7049,690
Papua New Guinea311:263,02335,917
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
Chile131:1,355,11323,887
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Slovakia81:667,05668,191
Belarus81:1,187,63277,603
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
India51:153,413,076951,030
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland2661:14,0721,605
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States931:539,98637,316

Gemmel (98) may also be a first name.

Gemmel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From ME. Gamel, OWSc. gamall, 'the old one,' a common personal name, Latinized Gamellus. In Scotland it was a not uncommon name in the southern counties, especially in Ayrshire. Gamel or Gamellus, hostiarius, witnessed charters by Richard, bishop of St. Andrews, a. 1173 (RPSA, p. 134—139; Scon, p. 27, etc.), and c. 1189—1198 he witnessed a charter by Roger, bishop elect of St. Andrews relating to the church of Haddington (RPSA., p. 153). Gamnellus, clericus, witnessed Lady Eschina de Lundon's gift of Molle to Kelso c. 1190 (Kelso, 147), and a toft and croft formerly held by Gamellus was granted to the Hospital of Soltre between 1201—33 (Soltre, p. 14). Warin and Gamel, 'norensi servientibus nostris,' were witnesses to a charter by Brice, bishop of Meray of the church of Deveth (Daviot) to Spyny, c. 1202—22 (REM., p. 53). Walter, son of Gamel was one of an assize of marches in Fife in 1230 (RD., 196), William, son of Gamell de Tuinham, gifted the church of Tuenham to the monks of Holyrood about the same time (LSC., 72), and about 1250 there is mention of a croft in Maxtun which belonged to Gamel, son of Walleve (Melros, 303—306). Hugh Gamyl held lands near Langneuton in Roxburghshire c. 1377 (RHM., II, 5), John Gamill was a witness in 1444 (Cambus., 214), Gabriel Gymmill was a cordiner in Edinburgh in 1599 (Edinb. Marr.), William Gemmill was retoured heir of John Gemmill, his brother, in Carrik in the same year (Retours, Ayr, 24), Andrew Gemmello was burgess of Dundee in 1640, and Dynneiss Gemmello was a skipper in Dundee in 1612 (Brechin). John Gemill took the Test in Paisley in 1686 (RPC., 3. ser. XI, p. 496). John Gem-bell in Aberdeen, 1779. See Gemilston. Magister Garnellinus (a diminutive) was cleric of Alexander III, 1254 (RD., p. 49).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Gemmel Last Name Facts

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

Gemmel (Russian: Геммель) is found most frequently in Germany. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of Gemmel click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gemmel? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 261,034th most numerous family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,845,443 people. The surname Gemmel is primarily found in Europe, where 61 percent of Gemmel live; 52 percent live in Western Europe and 50 percent live in Germanic Europe. Gemmel is also the 956,749th most frequent forename globally, borne by 98 people.

Gemmel is most frequently held in Germany, where it is borne by 722 people, or 1 in 111,503. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Rhineland-Palatinate, where 26 percent live, Bavaria, where 23 percent live and Saarland, where 13 percent live. Without taking into account Germany this last name exists in 27 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 28 percent live and Canada, where 6 percent live.

Gemmel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gemmel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Gemmel surname grew 449 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 309 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 88 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gemmel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gemmel surname are 9.96% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.73% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Gemmel earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 5.86% more than the national average, earning $45,679 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.54% more than the national average, earning $53,926 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gemmell929,058/
Goemmel9252/
Guemmel921/
Gaemmel921/
Emmel914,704/
Gemel913,949/
Gammel832,848/
Semmel831,435/
Gommel831,331/
Gimmel83575/
Hemmel83461/
Emmell83249/
Gömmel83224/
Zemmel83219/
Emmuel8365/
Gemael8355/
Gemehl8352/
Gemell8346/
Gemmil8339/
Jemmel8312/
Ghemel8310/
Gemelt837/
Geimel836/
Guemel835/
Cemmel834/
Gemeel833/
Emmael832/
Gemiel832/
Eimmel831/
Gemmll831/
Gnmmel831/
Gemuel831/
Geymel831/
Emmeul831/
Gesmel830/
Emmelt830/
Goemel830/
Iemmel830/
Emel802,373/
Geml80263/
Gemmelová8012/
Emml805/
Gemmelova801/
Gemmill773,691/
Gammell772,052/
Heimmel7715/
Gimmell777/
Cemmell776/
Eammuel776/
Djemmel775/
Zemmell773/
Gommell773/
Semmell772/
Jemmell771/
Jemmuel771/
Gaammel771/
Gammiel771/
Giemael771/
Cgammel771/
Hemmell771/
Semmuel771/
Khemmel771/
Eummuel771/
Emmmuel771/
Gammeel771/
Guimmel771/
Guemell770/
Goenmel770/
Hemmiel770/
Heummel770/
Seammel770/
Gemmellová751/
Gamel7315,712/
Hemel7313,430/
Immel736,121/
Esmel735,545/
Gomel732,340/
Zemel731,596/
Semel731,210/
Gimel731,018/
Emeel73614/
Gemil73393/
Jemel73190/
Cemel73155/
Emiel73147/
Emmil7387/
Emael7359/
Eymel7351/
Emeld7333/
Yemel7328/
Eğmel7320/
Ymmel7318/
Emuel7318/
Gömel7318/
Žemel7314/
Ehmel7313/
Emell735/
Emoel735/
Eimel732/
Eamel732/
Gymel732/
Geeml732/
Emmyl732/
Eumel731/
Jmmel731/
Emeul731/
Etmel731/
Ejmel731/
Jemml731/
Eemel730/
Emelt730/
Gemelová7145/
Dzhemmel7111/
Gemelova717/
Emmelová715/
Emmelova711/
Seammell710/
Gennmell710/
Gemmmill710/
Gameel6717,162/
Himmel676,202/
Zimmel671,832/
Simmel671,692/
Semoel671,520/
Djemel671,502/
Chemel671,269/
Heimel67854/
Gamiel67683/
Semuel67557/
Hemelt67457/
Heemel67452/
Gamell67400/
Jemuel67332/
Esmeel67280/
Heymel67273/
Immell67231/
Ghamel67120/
Seumel67117/
Seimel67104/
Gomell6792/
Sehmel6791/
Immelt6789/
Gimael6768/
Guemil6758/
Heumel6757/
Seemel6757/
Jesmel6750/
Gammil6746/
Guimel6743/
Semael6740/
Semeel6739/
Zeemel6738/
Hämmel6730/
Eismel6722/
Jeamel6719/
Jemeel6718/
Gimell6718/
Jemael6716/
Gahmel6716/
Semmil6715/
Eml6713/
Zemell6712/
Ziemel6712/
Hemmelová6711/
Siemel6711/
Zhemel6710/
Jemiel6710/
Gomiel6710/
Gamael679/
Zemmil678/
Ghymel678/
Eimael678/
Gemill677/
Ghimel677/
Hiemel675/
Khemel675/
Gimiel675/
Jimmel674/
Semiel674/
Gaimel673/
Hemmil673/
Ngemil673/
Gimmil673/
Gamuel673/
Gimele673/
Eymelt673/
Semell672/
Zymmel672/
Emmill672/
Hemell672/
Yesmel672/
Eemele672/
Guímel672/
Ymmele672/
Yemael672/
Jemell671/
Ceamel671/
Hemiel671/
Hymmel671/
Hjmmel671/
Cimmel671/
Zemeel671/
Yemuel671/
Hemael671/
Jemehl671/
Hemmelova671/
Žemelė671/
Guymel671/
Gimuel671/
Emeelt671/
Gaamel671/
Eamael671/
Hemuel671/
Jemeul671/
Emuell671/
Gaymel670/
Emiell670/
Scemel670/
Gemlet670/
Hetmel670/
Esmeld670/

Gemmel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gemmel in the Russian language
Геммельgemmel-

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