The Gorel surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 171 people carried this name — #104,602 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,666,700 people counted. That is down 3% from 177 in 2000.
In Poland’s population register
82 people named Gorel have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 91 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 France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 75 people named Gorel.
1 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 17 départements, most often Morbihan.
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 Gorel,
with a public archive behind them.
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Raymond Gorel 1914–
Wikidata (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Gorel.
When the index is not enough
This page says where Gorel is.
A volume says what happened to it.
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