The Gabriels surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 109 people carried this name — #150,452 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,500,000 people counted. That is up 8% from 101 in 2000.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 1,480 people named Gabriels 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 Antwerp.
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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 70 people named Gabriels.
9 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 7 départements, most often Nord.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
Who carried it
People named Gabriels,
with a public archive behind them.
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Henry Gabriels 1838–1921 · Catholic priest -
Eugène Gabriels 1895–1969 · rower
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Jef Gabriels 1947– · politician
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Katleen Gabriels 1983– · philosopher
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Gabriels.
- Gabor 1,896 · U.S. census
- Gabrel 112 · U.S. census
- Gabriel 26,578 · U.S. census
- Gabriele 2,182 · U.S. census
- Gabrielle 485 · U.S. census
- Gabrielli 791 · U.S. census
- Gaby 612 · U.S. census
- Gac 291 · U.S. census
- Gach 610 · U.S. census
- Gachassin 129 · U.S. census
- Gaches 263 · U.S. census
- Gad 858 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Gabriels is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.