English:
habitational name from Great or Little Kimble in Buckinghamshire,
named in Old English as ‘the royal bell’ (cynebelle), referring
to the shape of a local hill.
Americanized spelling of
German Gimbel (see Gimble) or Kimbel.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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