How common is the surname Gambrell?

5,190 people in the United States had the surname Gambrell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 59,489 Americans. It ranked 6,530th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Gambrell?

David H. Gambrell, American politician (1929-2021).

Where is the surname Gambrell most common?

Wikidata records people named Gambrell in the United States.

Is the surname Gambrell getting more or less common?

More common. 4,879 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,190 in 2010, up 6.4%.

The surname Gambrell

A surname, carried by 5,190 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G516

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

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,190 people named Gambrell in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 59,489 Americans. That is up 6.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,879.

#6,530

rank among US surnames

5,190

people in 2010

1.8

per 100,000 Americans

+6.4%

change since 2000 (was #6,426)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,521	Macy	5,203	59,340
#6,522	Reiner	5,202	59,351
#6,523	Claiborne	5,201	59,363
#6,524	Oswalt	5,198	59,397
#6,525	Berumen	5,195	59,431
#6,526	Goodall	5,193	59,454
#6,527	Cairns	5,192	59,466

Who is named Gambrell

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

66% of people named Gambrell identified as white (not Hispanic), 30% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 66%
Black (not Hispanic) 30%
Two or more races 2.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Gambrells

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

David H. Gambrell
American politician (1929-2021)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Gambrell

Gambrell has the Soundex code G516, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G516.

Questions

How common is the surname Gambrell?: 5,190 people in the United States had the surname Gambrell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 59,489 Americans. It ranked 6,530th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gambrell?: In the 2010 Census, 66% of people named Gambrell identified as white (not Hispanic), and 30% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Gambrell?: David H. Gambrell, American politician (1929-2021).
Where is the surname Gambrell most common?: Wikidata records people named Gambrell in the United States.
Is the surname Gambrell getting more or less common?: More common. 4,879 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,190 in 2010, up 6.4%.