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An excerpt from www.HouseOfNames.com archives copyright © 2000 - 2012

Origins Available: French, Italian

Where did the French Gamba family come from? What is the French Gamba family crest and coat of arms? When did the Gamba family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Gamba family history?

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Gambe, le Gambe, Gambert, Gambier, Gambet, le Gambet, Gambart, Gampert, Gambette, Gambu, Gamba and many more.

First found in Normandy, where the family has been a prominent family for centuries, and held a family seat with lands and manor. The family were well established in the region of Calvados and several members of the family distinguished themselves through their contributions toward the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Gamba research. Another 193 words(14 lines of text) covering the years 1471 and 1833 are included under the topic Early Gamba History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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More information is included under the topic Early Gamba Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Gamba Settlers in the United States in the 20th Century


  • Amilcare Gamba, aged 26, who arrived at Ellis Island from Mailan, in 1903
  • Amerigo Gamba, aged 2, who arrived at Ellis Island from Tomo, in 1906
  • Adonio Gamba, aged 14, who arrived at Ellis Island from Villasrean, Alessandria, in 1908
  • Agostino Gamba, aged 23, who arrived at Ellis Island from Carrega, Italy, in 1910
  • Amos Dusolino Gamba, aged 32, who arrived at Ellis Island from Nazzema, Italy, in 1914


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  2. Annuaire Général Héraldique Universel. Paris: Institut Héraldique, 1901. Print.
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  4. Matthews, John. Matthews' American Armoury and Blue Book. London: John Matthews, 1911. Print.
  5. Bolton, Charles Knowles. Bolton's American Armory. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1964. Print.
  6. Zieber, Eugene. Heraldry in America. Philadelphia: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
  7. Doyle, William. The Oxford History of the French Revolution. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1990. Print. (ISBN 0192852213).
  8. Colletta, John P. They Came In Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. Print.
  9. Robb H. Amanda and Andrew Chesler. Encyclopedia of American Family Names. New York: Haper Collins, 1995. Print. (ISBN 0-06-270075-8).
  10. Conrad, Glenn R. The First Families of Louisiana. Baton Rouge LA: Claitor's Publishing, 1970. Print.
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The Gamba Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Gamba Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

This page was last modified on 22 September 2011 at 10:51.

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