The Gail surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 721 people carried this name — #31,994 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 416,700 people counted. That is down 36% from 1,129 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 66 people named Gail.
1 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 11 départements, most often Guadeloupe.
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 Gail,
with a public archive behind them.
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Nicolaus von Gail 1544–1598 · art collector -
Sophie von Wedigh 1544– · art collector -
Jean-Baptiste Gail 1755–1829 · professor -
Sophie Gail 1775–1819 · composer -
Sophie Gail 1775–1819 · composer -
Georg Gail 1884–1950 · businessperson
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Gail.
When the index is not enough
This page says where Gail is.
A volume says what happened to it.
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