# Gemmell (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/gemmell/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,212 |
| US rank (2010) | 21,535 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 254,741 people |
| Change since 2000 | -12.4% (1,384 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Variant of Gamble.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Gemmell in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 94% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.8% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 0.6% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Gemmell in the United Kingdom and the United States.

## People named Gemmell

- David Gemmell, British author of heroic fantasy (1948-2006)
- Andrew Gemmell, American swimmer, Olympic athlete, world champion

## Similar surnames

Gemmill, Gammill, Gunnell, Ganley, Gamel.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.