Last Name GAMEL

Summary/Contribute


Meaning The son of Gamel; no connection with the animal. 'G' constantly becomes 'C' in English nomenclature. Also 'of Camel Queen,' a parish in county Somerset.
Origin English, Irish, Portuguese, Hungarian

Rank 20,219 (2000 US census) 40,690 (1990 US census)
Count 1,225 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 95.18%, or 1166 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 0.82%, or 10 total occurrences, as black,
  • undisclosed % as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • undisclosed % as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.31%, or 16 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.71%, or 21 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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