The Gambetta surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 262 people carried this name — #73,911 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,111,100 people counted. That is up 10% from 238 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 698 people named Gambetta live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
86 people named Gambetta live in Switzerland.
They live in 7 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Ticino.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 50 people named Gambetta.
15 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 9 départements, most often Bouches-du-Rhône.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
Who carried it
People named Gambetta,
with a public archive behind them.
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Léon Gambetta 1838–1882 · lawyer -
Léon Gambetta 1838–1882 · lawyer
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Néstor Gambetta 1894–1968 · military personnel -
Mario Gambetta 1886–1968 · engraver
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Mario Gambetta 1886–1968 · engraver
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Nicola Gambetta 1893–1945 · mathematician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Gambetta.
- Gama 4,513 · U.S. census
- Gamache 4,082 · U.S. census
- Gamas 220 · U.S. census
- Gamba 952 · U.S. census
- Gambardella 1,116 · U.S. census
- Gambert 110 · U.S. census
- Gambie 133 · U.S. census
- Gambini 252 · U.S. census
- Gambino 5,168 · U.S. census
- Gamblin 2,228 · U.S. census
- Gamboa 19,577 · U.S. census
- Gambs 174 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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