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Gamston Family History

Gamston Surname Meaning

from Gamston near Eaton (Notts) or Gamston in West Bridgford (Notts) both of which are recorded as Gamelestune in 1086 and derive from the Old Scandinavian personal name Gamall (with Middle English genitive -es) + Old English tūn ‘farmstead estate’. The former appears later as Gameston in 1541 Gambston in 1586 and Gampstone in 1686 and the latter as Gamston in 1585 and Gamson in 1710.

One or other of the Notts place-names is certainly one source of the surname Gamson and perhaps of Gameson but its migration to the W Midlands is unproven and the following post-medieval bearers in that region may alternatively belong under (2).

possibly a variant of Gameson (2) with intrusive -t-.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016


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You can see how Gamston families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Gamston family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Gamston families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 32 Gamston families living in Staffordshire. This was about 70% of all the recorded Gamston's in United Kingdom. Staffordshire had the highest population of Gamston families in 1891.
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What did your Gamston ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Edge Tool Worker and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Gamston. 100% of Gamston men worked as an Edge Tool Worker and 77% of Gamston women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • Edge Tool Worker
    100%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    77%
  • Unpaid Domestic
    8%
  • Invalid
    8%
  • Domestic Unpaid
    8%

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There are 586 census records available for the last name Gamston. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Gamston census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger Lists

There are 70 immigration records available for the last name Gamston. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 55 military records available for the last name Gamston. For the veterans among your Gamston ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Between 1962 and 1990, in the United States, Gamston life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1972, and highest in 1984. The average life expectancy for Gamston in 1962 was 62, and 52 in 1990.

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