Explore the Family Name Gumbel

The meaning of Gumbel

English and German (also Gümbel): from the ancient Germanic personal name Gumbold, Gombald (earlier Gundbald), composed of the elements gund ‘battle’ + bald ‘bold, brave’; it was taken to Britain from France by the Normans.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Gumbel has seen a slight decline from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 64,934 and by 2010, it dropped to a rank of 67,519, indicating a slide of approximately 3.98 percent. However, the count of people with the Gumbel name increased marginally from 286 in 2000 to 292 in 2010, showing a growth rate of about 2.1 percent. When it comes to the proportion per 100,000 people, there's a decrease of almost 9.09 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#64,934	#67,519	-3.98%
Count	286	292	2.1%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.1	-9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gumbel

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the Gumbel surname is predominantly associated with individuals identifying as White. The percentage of Whites carrying the Gumbel name rose slightly from 89.16 percent in 2000 to 89.38 percent in 2010. Additionally, there was an increase in the representation of those identifying as Black or belonging to two or more races, with respective changes of 18.78 percent and 11.84 percent over the same decade. On the other hand, the proportion of Hispanics with this surname reduced significantly by around 38.93 percent. The census data reported no individuals of Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native descent with the Gumbel surname during either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	89.16%	89.38%	0.25%
Black	4.9%	5.82%	18.78%
Two or More Races	2.45%	2.74%	11.84%
Hispanic	2.8%	1.71%	-38.93%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%