Explore the Family Name Gambler

The meaning of Gambler

1. Native American (Navajo): translation into English (and shortening) of a personal name, such as Adika’í Yázhí (in English Little Gambler), based on the Navajo word adika’í ‘gambler, cardplayer’. Compare Attakai. 2. Americanized form of an unidentified German surname, most probably Kemler.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Gambler in the United States?

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Gambler has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Gambler was ranked as the 51,945th most popular surname, but by 2010 it had dropped slightly to the 52,383rd position, reflecting a marginal popularity decline of 0.84%. Despite this slight drop in ranking, the actual count of individuals with the Gambler surname increased from 376 in 2000 to 396 in 2010, an uptick of 5.32%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#51,945	#52,383	-0.84%
Count	376	396	5.32%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.13	-7.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gambler

In regards to ethnicity, data based on the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the majority of individuals with the Gambler surname identify as White, with this group making up 70.48% of Gamblers in 2000 and 69.70% in 2010. The second largest ethnic identity group is American Indian and Alaskan Native, which saw a significant increase from 16.76% in 2000 to 21.72% in 2010. Meanwhile, those identifying as Black or as part of two or more races both experienced decreases, with Black dropping from 8.24% to 5.05% and two or more races falling from 2.93% to 1.77%. There were no individuals with the Gambler surname who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Hispanic in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	70.48%	69.7%	-1.11%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	16.76%	21.72%	29.59%
Black	8.24%	5.05%	-38.71%
Two or More Races	2.93%	1.77%	-39.59%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%