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Early Origins of the Gumbleton family

The surname Gumbleton was first found in Hampshire where the family was first referenced in the year 1148 when Durandus Gumboldus held estates in that shire. 1

Early History of the Gumbleton family

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Gumbleton Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Gumble, Gumbell, Gumball, Gumbold, Gumboldton, Gumbleton, Gumbel and many more.

Early Notables of the Gumbleton family

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United States Gumbleton migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Gumbleton Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Obadiah Gumbleton, who landed in Maryland in 1663 2
Gumbleton Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Robert Gumbleton, aged 20, who arrived in New York in 1812 2

Contemporary Notables of the name Gumbleton (post 1700) +

  • Thomas John Gumbleton (1930-2024), American social activist and prelate of the Catholic Church, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Detroit from 1968 to 2006


  1. Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
  2. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)


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