How common is the surname Gambino?

5,168 people in the United States had the surname Gambino in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 59,742 Americans. It ranked 6,558th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Gambino?

In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Gambino identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Gambino?

Carlo Gambino, American mobster (1902–1976).

Where is the surname Gambino most common?

Wikidata records people named Gambino in Italy.

Is the surname Gambino getting more or less common?

More common. 4,944 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,168 in 2010, up 4.5%.

The surname Gambino

An Italian surname, carried by 5,168 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex G515

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gambino is more common than 96% of them.

Origin

Italian origin

Borrowed from Italian Gambino.

One of 798 Italian surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,168 people named Gambino in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 59,742 Americans. That is up 4.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,944.

#6,558

rank among US surnames

5,168

people in 2010

1.8

per 100,000 Americans

+4.5%

change since 2000 (was #6,341)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,551	Peppers	5,171	59,707
#6,555	Mak	5,170	59,719
#6,557	Scholz	5,169	59,730
#6,558	Cespedes	5,168	59,742
#6,560	Stricker	5,164	59,788
#6,562	Endres	5,163	59,800
#6,565	MacGregor	5,161	59,823

Who is named Gambino

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

89% of people named Gambino identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 89%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 8.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
Two or more races 0.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Gambinos

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Carlo Gambino
American mobster (1902–1976)

Other Italian surnames

All 798 Italian surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Gambino come from?: Borrowed from Italian Gambino.
How common is the surname Gambino?: 5,168 people in the United States had the surname Gambino in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 59,742 Americans. It ranked 6,558th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gambino?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Gambino identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Gambino?: Carlo Gambino, American mobster (1902–1976).
Where is the surname Gambino most common?: Wikidata records people named Gambino in Italy.
Is the surname Gambino getting more or less common?: More common. 4,944 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,168 in 2010, up 4.5%.