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Gemmell Family Crest
Gemmell Family Crest
Gemmell

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

The name Gemmell was derived from the Middle English word "Gamel" which meant the "old one." Gamel was a fairly popular personal name in Scotland particularly in Ayrshire. "Gemell" is also derived from the Italian word for "twins" and it if from this source that heralds derived the ordinary "bars-gemel" which de Picts "twin" bars or a pair of two barrulets, placed close together, referred to as one bar-gemel. Bars gemel were awarded for acts of particular bravery in times of war.

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Gemmell, Gemel, Gemell, Gemmel, Gemmill and others.

First found in Ayrshire, where one of the first records of the name was Gamel or Gamellus who witnessed charters by Richard, bishop of St. Andrews c. 1173. The same person witnessed a charter by Roger, bishop elect of St. Andrews relating to the church of Haddington c. 1189-1198.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Gemmell research. Another 138 words(10 lines of text) covering the years 1173, 1250, and 1600 are included under the topic Early Gemmell History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Gemmell Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Michael Gemmell arrived in New England in 1709 with his wife and son

Gemmell Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Patrick Gemmell arrived in Philadelphia in 1860
  • Walter Gemmell in the same port in 1868

Gemmell Settlers in the United States in the 20th Century


  • David Gemmell, aged 44, who arrived at Ellis Island from Glasgow, in 1903
  • Isabella Gemmell, aged 42, who arrived at Ellis Island from Greenock, Scotland, in 1910
  • James Gemmell, aged 26, who arrived at Ellis Island from Paisley, Scotland, in 1910
  • Annie Gemmell, aged 29, who arrived at Ellis Island from Glasgow, Scotland, in 1911


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  • Thomas "Tommy" Gemmell (b. 1943), Scottish footballer and manager
  • Tommy Gemmell (1930-2004), Scottish association football player
  • David Gemmell (1948-2006), British author of heroic fantasy
  • Kris Gemmell (b. 1977), New Zealand triathlete and aquathon, World Champion (2002)
  • Nikki Gemmell (b. 1967), Australian author
  • Rhys Gemmell (b. 1896), Australian former tennis player, winner of the Australian Championship men's singles title (1921)
  • Ruth Gemmell (b. 1967), British actress


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The Gemmell Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Gemmell 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.

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