The Gabriel surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 26,578 people carried this name — #1,327 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 11,100 people counted. That is up 21% from 22,013 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Gabriel surname
A male surname, feminine equivalent Gabrielová.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Gabriel» (Czech), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 3,386 people named Gabriel.
264 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 100 départements, most often Paris.
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 Switzerland’s population statistics
2,084 people named Gabriel live in Switzerland.
They live in 25 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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 Argentina’s national register
At least 1,677 people named Gabriel live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 1,147 people named Gabriel live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Liège.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Poland’s population register
903 people named Gabriel have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 1,230 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 15 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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 the Nordic population registers
338 people named Gabriel is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
In print
Gabriel in American newspapers,
1909–1921.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 243,375 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Gabriel,
with a public archive behind them.
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Gabriel of Beth Qustan 574–668 · Eastern Orthodox priest -
Trifone Gabriel 1470–1549 · humanist -
Gabriel Bertucci d. 1481 · judge
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Lorenzo Gabriel d. 1512 · Catholic priest
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Lucien Gabriel d. 1969
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François Gabriel d. 1610 · architect
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Gabriel.
- Gabert 558 · U.S. census
- Gabet 116 · U.S. census
- Gabin 245 · U.S. census
- Gable 9,779 · U.S. census
- Gabor 1,896 · U.S. census
- Gabrel 112 · U.S. census
- Gabriele 2,182 · U.S. census
- Gabrielle 485 · U.S. census
- Gabrielli 791 · U.S. census
- Gabriels 109 · U.S. census
- Gaby 612 · U.S. census
- Gac 291 · U.S. census
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