The Gambrell surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,190 people carried this name — #6,530 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 56,800 people counted. That is up 6% from 4,879 in 2000.

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In print

Gambrell in American newspapers,
1887.

Newspaper page from The Memphis Appeal carrying the name Gambrell
The Memphis Appeal 1887-05-17
Newspaper page from The Indianapolis Journal carrying the name Gambrell
The Indianapolis Journal 1887-05-18
Newspaper page from The Memphis Appeal carrying the name Gambrell
The Memphis Appeal 1887-05-22

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 8,530 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Gambrell in Australian newspapers,
1870s–1950s.

348 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Gambrell. The most, 116, date from the 1940s. South Australia has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Western Australia, at 4.4 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

South Australia 154
Western Australia 145
New South Wales 35
Victoria 11
ACT (Canberra) 1
Northern Territory 1
Tasmania 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Gambrell.

Who carried it

People named Gambrell,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Lydia Gambrell
    Lydia Gambrell 1904–1992 · entomologist
  • David H. Gambrell
    David H. Gambrell 1929–2021 · lawyer
  • R. Don Gambrell d. 2007 · gynecologist
  • Herbert Pickens Gambrell 1898–1982 · historian
  • Foster Lee Gambrell 1900–1967 · entomologist
  • Winton Elizabeth Gambrell 1903–1989 · bacteriologist

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Gambrell,
in the records of 4 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States230 records

230 records of the Gambrell name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 176
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 45
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 3
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Louis Gambrell

    Born 1911 in Tennessee. Enlisted 1942 at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia; driver from Wayne County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1986, buried at Nashville National Cemetery, Tennessee.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Franklin Douglas Gambrell

    Born 1934; from Hodges, South Carolina. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1966 in South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Barry Gambrell

    U.S. Army veteran. Born 1957, died 1985; buried at Memphis National Cemetery, Tennessee.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 230 records for Gambrell in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Australia20 records

20 records of the Gambrell name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 9
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 9
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 2
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record William Gambrell

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Parkfield, arriving 1839; ticket of leave 1845.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Alfred James Gambrell

    Retired of Pascoe Vale Sth, Victoria; died 1979.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Ivan G. Gambrell

    Cook of Canterbury, Victoria; died 1928.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 20 records for Gambrell in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Canada1 record

1 record of the Gambrell name in Canada Canadian Virtual War Memorial
  1. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Arthur Gambrell

    Died in service in 1916.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Counts: Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the Gambrell name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record H. Gambrell

    Labour Corps. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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