Gemmill Surname

123,655th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,691 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Antigua and Barbuda

Gemmill 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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Gemmill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8621:194,66119,217
Australia8441:31,9854,251
Canada4741:77,7338,736
England2161:257,95420,673
Scotland1601:33,4613,323
New Zealand381:119,16614,967
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
Israel241:356,56829,419
Northern Ireland181:102,5026,334
Wales101:309,45316,869
Antigua and Barbuda91:11,0191,084
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
China21:683,660,78330,601
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
France11:66,422,722504,397
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland4231:8,8491,175
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3261:154,04514,218

Gemmill (11) may also be a first name.

Gemmill 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)

“The Old One” in Old Scots (Gamal).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(Norwegian) One born at the same time as another, a twin.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Gemmill Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gemmill is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gemmill? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gemmill is the 123,655th most frequent last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,974,410 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 64 percent of Gemmill reside; 63 percent reside in North America and 63 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Gemmill is also the 3,487,849th most widespread forename globally, held by 11 people.

The surname Gemmill is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 1,862 people, or 1 in 194,661. In The United States Gemmill is most numerous in: Pennsylvania, where 22 percent live, Maryland, where 13 percent live and California, where 10 percent live. Not including The United States this surname occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 23 percent live and Canada, where 13 percent live.

Gemmill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gemmill has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Gemmill surname grew 571 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 1,543 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 62 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gemmill Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Gemmill are 29.42% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 76.19% being registered with the party.

The amount Gemmill earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 27.41% more than the national average, earning R 302,784 per year; in United States they earn 4.63% more than the national average, earning $45,148 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.23% more than the national average, earning $50,292 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gemmmill930/
Gemmil9239/
Gemill927/
Emmill922/
Gemmll921/
Gemmell869,058/
Gammill862,741/
Guemill8619/
Gimmill864/
Gommill860/
Geemill860/
Hemmill860/
Genmill860/
Gemil83393/
Emmil8387/
Emill8346/
Gammilll800/
Gemmel771,504/
Emmell77249/
Gamill77117/
Guemil7758/
Gemell7746/
Gammil7746/
Semmil7715/
Zemmil778/
Jemill774/
Gimmil773/
Ngemil773/
Hemmil773/
Semill772/
Gemiel772/
Gomill771/
Immill770/
Hemill770/
Emiell770/
Emil7315,464/
Geml73263/
Emml735/
Emll732/
Gammell712,052/
Simmill71110/
Goemmel7152/
Gimmell717/
Cemmell716/
Gommell713/
Zemmell713/
Semmell712/
Gammiel711/
Chemmil711/
Himmill711/
Hemmell711/
Seamill711/
Jemioll711/
Gaemmel711/
Gemmellová711/
Guemmel711/
Djemill711/
Jemmell711/
Hemmiel710/
Guemell710/
Heamill710/
Genmild710/
Gamil6759,955/
Jemil674,915/
Emmel674,704/
Gemel673,949/
Hemil672,112/
Esmil67723/
Semil67352/
Cemil67222/
Eimil67169/
Emiel67147/
Zemil6785/
Eymil6743/
Eamil6733/
Emihl6712/
Ejmil6710/
Gemilova679/
Gomil677/
Emiol676/
Gimil675/
Emell675/
Eemil674/
Yemil672/
Geeml672/
Jmill672/
Emmyl672/
Immil671/
Jemll671/
Jemml671/
Ehmil671/
Seammell670/
Gennmell670/
Imill670/

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