Last Name GAMBLES

Summary/Contribute


Meaning The son of Gamel, a once popular but now forgotten North-English first name. It is compounded with many local names. The later accepted surname form is Gamble and Gambles, the 'b' being intrusive after 'm,' as in Gambling.
Origin English, Irish

Rank 58,397 (2000 US census) 63,940 (1990 US census)
Count 325 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 29.54%, or 96 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 64.92%, or 211 total occurrences, as black,
  • undisclosed % as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • undisclosed % as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 2.46%, or 8 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 2.77%, or 9 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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