Gimble Surname

801,116th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 350 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Gimble Surname Definition:

(German) Dweller at the sign of the red finch; a blockhead or dunce.

Gimble Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3371:1,075,54678,300
England81:6,964,757184,742
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States991:507,25935,553

Gimble Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Dweller at the sign of the red finch; a blockhead or dunce.

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

Gimble Last Name Facts

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

Gimble is most common in The United States. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Gimble.

How Common Is The Last Name Gimble? popularity and diffusion

Gimble is the 801,116th most prevalent surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 20,821,560 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Gimble are found; 97 percent are found in North America and 97 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 337 people, or 1 in 1,075,546. In The United States Gimble is most frequent in: Texas, where 27 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 15 percent live and Illinois, where 9 percent live. Other than The United States this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in England, where 2 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Gimble Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gimble has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 340 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 27 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gimble Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gimble surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.67% being registered with the political party.

Gimble earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.73% less than the national average, earning $41,972 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gimblet92203/
Gimbler9221/
Gimbleh922/
Gimbles920/
Gimbley920/
Gimbl9135/
Gmble912/
Imble911/
Gimblett86846/
Guimblea862/
Guimblet861/
Gimbel834,534/
Gumble83802/
Imbler83256/
Gemble83245/
Simble8381/
Zimble8372/
Gimbil8316/
Gimbhl835/
Cimble833/
Aimble833/
Jimble832/
Himble832/
Ginble831/
Imbley830/
Gumbley77791/
Zimbler77628/
Gembler77390/
Ngimbil7752/
Jimblet7743/
Gimbuel7730/
Gembles7727/
Guimbel7715/
Etimble7710/
Simblei777/
Guemble777/
Gimbill774/
Gimbell774/
Djimble772/
Ghimbhl771/
Gimbhla771/
Gimbelt771/
Coimble771/
Imbelle771/
Aimeble771/
Ghemble771/
Gembl7323/
Imbli738/
Simbl736/
Emble733/
Gmbel730/
Simbille71133/
Chimbley714/
Gimbelli713/
Guimbell713/
Simbelle711/
Guemblea711/
Ginimple710/
Simbel671,788/
Simbil671,080/
Embley67890/
Embler67747/
Gembel67516/
Gümbel67328/
Zemble67163/
Sinble67153/
Cimbil6791/
Jimbla6762/
Zimbel6760/
Semble6743/
Jimbel6737/
Seimbille6731/
Simbli6720/
Zimbil6719/
Jimbli6717/
Gömbül6717/
Yomble6714/
Jimbil676/
Gömbel675/
Cemble672/
Hemble672/
Gumbly672/
Genble672/
Ginbhl672/
Zimbli671/
Ginbel671/
Himbli671/
Imblla671/
Jimblă671/
Ngmbil671/
Simbellie671/
Gembla670/
Simbly670/
Imblay670/
Hinble670/
Emblie670/

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