The Gabel surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 7,177 people carried this name — #4,907 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 41,200 people counted. That is up 6% from 6,776 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 419 people named Gabel.
42 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 31 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
47 people named Gabel have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 87 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 6 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
30 people named Gabel live in Switzerland.
They live in 7 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In the Nordic population registers
31 people named Gabel is counted in Finland.
Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Gabel in American newspapers,
1920–1930.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 21,792 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Gabel,
with a public archive behind them.
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Christoffer Gabel 1617–1673 · judge -
Christian Carl Gabel 1679–1748 · politician -
Birgitte Sofie Gabel 1746–1769 -
Augustin Gabel d. 1540 · Catholic bishop
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Valdemar Gabel d. 1628
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Frederik Gabel 1645–1708
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Gabel.
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