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Gambrell Name Meaning

English (Kent): nickname perhaps for a lame person someone with bad legs or a bent leg from Old French gamberel (compare Middle French gamberel a diminutive of Old French gambe ‘leg’). In modern English dialects gambrel denotes a ‘bent piece of wood or iron used by butchers for hanging or stretching out carcasses’ and ‘the joint in the upper half of a horse's hind leg the hock’. Compare Modern French dialect gambier and English dialect gamber which have the same senses as gambrel while in Normandy gambier also signifies ‘someone with bad legs’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


Similar surnames: Garrell, Gaebel, Cambre, Mackrell, Campbell, Cabell, Gartrell

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You can see how Gambrell families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Gambrell family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1840 and 1920. The most Gambrell families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 52 Gambrell families living in Sussex. This was about 23% of all the recorded Gambrell's in United Kingdom. Sussex had the highest population of Gambrell families in 1891.
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What did your Gambrell ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Gardener and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Gambrell. 100% of Gambrell men worked as a Gardener and 82% of Gambrell women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. .

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Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • Gardener
    100%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    82%
  • Domestic Duties
    4%
  • Retired
    4%
  • Unpaid Domestic
    4%
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Passenger Lists

There are 502 immigration records available for the last name Gambrell. 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 3,000 military records available for the last name Gambrell. For the veterans among your Gambrell ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Gambrell lifespan?

Between 1950 and 2004, in the United States, Gambrell life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1954, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for Gambrell in 1950 was 50, and 77 in 2004.

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