The Gambini surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 252 people carried this name — #76,275 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,111,100 people counted. That is down 2% from 256 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Gambini surname
Plural or patronymic form of Gambino, from a diminutive of gamba (“leg”).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Gambini» (Italian), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 803 people named Gambini 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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 376 people named Gambini.
85 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 27 départements, most often Corsica.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
40 people named Gambini live in Switzerland.
They live in 5 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
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.
Who carried it
People named Gambini,
with a public archive behind them.
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Rodolfo Gambini 1855–1928 · painter -
Silvio Gambini 1877–1948 · photographer -
Silvio Gambini 1877–1948 · photographer
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Pier Antonio Quarantotti Gambini 1910–1965 · writer -
Pier Antonio Quarantotti Gambini 1910–1965 · writer
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C. Aurelio Cambini 1463–
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Gambini.
- Gamas 220 · U.S. census
- Gamba 952 · U.S. census
- Gambardella 1,116 · U.S. census
- Gambert 110 · U.S. census
- Gambetta 262 · U.S. census
- Gambie 133 · 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
- Gamby 353 · U.S. census
- Game 405 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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