Gambino

See also: gambino

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Gambino.

Proper noun

Gambino (plural Gambinos)

1. A surname from Italian.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Gambino is the 6558^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5168 individuals. Gambino is most common among White (89.34%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Gambino”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 10.

Italian

Etymology

From gamba (“leg”) +‎ -ino (diminutive suffix), a nickname for someone with small legs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡamˈbi.no/
• Rhymes: -ino
• Hyphenation: Gam‧bì‧no

Proper noun

Gambino m or f by sense

1. a surname