How common is the surname Gemmell?

1,212 people in the United States had the surname Gemmell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 254,741 Americans. It ranked 21,535th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Gemmell?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Gemmell identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Gemmell?

David Gemmell, British author of heroic fantasy (1948-2006), followed by Andrew Gemmell.

Where is the surname Gemmell most common?

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

Is the surname Gemmell getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,384 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,212 in 2010, down 12%.

The surname Gemmell

A surname, carried by 1,212 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G540

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gemmell is more common than 86.7% of them.

Origin

Variant of Gamble.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,212 people named Gemmell in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 254,741 Americans. That is down 12% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,384.

#21,535

rank among US surnames

1,212

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-12.4%

change since 2000 (was #18,425)

Who is named Gemmell

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

94% of people named Gemmell identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Gemmells

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

David Gemmell
British author of heroic fantasy (1948-2006)
Andrew Gemmell
American swimmer, Olympic athlete, world champion, born 1991

Notable Gemmells come mostly from the United Kingdom (1) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Gemmell

Gemmell has the Soundex code G540, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G540.

Questions

Where does the surname Gemmell come from?: Variant of Gamble.
How common is the surname Gemmell?: 1,212 people in the United States had the surname Gemmell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 254,741 Americans. It ranked 21,535th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gemmell?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Gemmell identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Gemmell?: David Gemmell, British author of heroic fantasy (1948-2006), followed by Andrew Gemmell.
Where is the surname Gemmell most common?: Wikidata records people named Gemmell in the United Kingdom and the United States.
Is the surname Gemmell getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,384 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,212 in 2010, down 12%.