Find out how popular the last name Gammage is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Gammage.

Gammage, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Gammage surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Gammage in America

Gammage is the 17572nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Gammage surname appeared 1,600 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Gammage.

We can also compare 2010 data for Gammage to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Gammage

The surname Gammage is an English name that originated in the 14th century. It is believed to be derived from the Old French word "gamache," which referred to a type of legging or hose worn by soldiers and hunters. The name likely evolved from an occupational surname given to someone who made or sold these garments.

The earliest recorded instances of the Gammage surname date back to the late 1300s in county records from Somerset and Devon in southwestern England. Historical documents from that time often spelled the name as "Gamage" or "Gammage." The name was also found in various forms, such as "Gammach" and "Gammidge," in parish records throughout the following centuries.

One of the earliest known bearers of the Gammage name was John Gammage, a landowner in Somerset who lived in the late 14th century. Records show that his family had holdings in the village of Chilton Polden. Another early mention of the name was in the 1524 tax records of London, which listed a Thomas Gammage as a citizen of the city.

In the 17th century, the Gammage surname appeared in historical documents from various parts of England, including Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, and Oxfordshire. A notable individual from this period was Robert Gammage, a merchant and alderman in the city of Bristol who was born in 1619 and died in 1679.

As the centuries passed, the Gammage name spread throughout the British Isles and eventually to other parts of the world as families immigrated. One notable bearer of the name was Sir John Gammage (1783-1857), a British naval officer who served in the Napoleonic Wars and later became a Member of Parliament.

Another prominent individual with the Gammage surname was Sir William Gammage (1842-1924), a British civil servant and colonial administrator who served as the Governor of Fiji from 1904 to 1911. He played a significant role in the development of the island nation during his tenure.

The Gammage name has also been found in various historical records from the United States, with some of the earliest instances dating back to the 18th century. One notable American with the surname was Robert Gammage (1796-1875), a politician and judge who served as the Attorney General of South Carolina in the 1840s.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Gammage

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Gammage.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Gammage was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Gammage has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Gammage was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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