Gamble

See also: gamble

English

Alternative forms

• Gammell, Gemmell

Etymology

From the Old Norse byname gamall (“old”), which was occasionally used in North England during the Middle Ages as a personal name.

Proper noun

Gamble (plural Gambles)

1. A surname from Old Norse.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Gamble is the 1,024^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 34005 individuals. Gamble is most common among White (57.05%) and Black (36.62%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gamble”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 10.

Anagrams

• Gambel, Lambeg