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The Gsell surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 717 people carried this name — #32,169 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 416,700 people counted. That is up 5% from 685 in 2000.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

718 people named Gsell live in Switzerland.

They live in 17 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Thurgau.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Thurgau 195
Aargau 136
Zurich 136
St. Gallen 88
Bern 42
Appenzell Ausserrhoden 21
Lucerne 20
Basel-Landschaft 19

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 France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 302 people named Gsell.

7 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 28 départements, most often Haut-Rhin.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 7
Haut-Rhin 106
Bas-Rhin 72
Meurthe-et-Moselle 18
Vosges 15
Ardèche 13
Paris 13
Moselle 9
Aube 8

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 49 people named Gsell 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 Misiones.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Misiones 49

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In Poland’s population register

31 people named Gsell have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 53 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 3 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

Silesian 15
Warmian-Masurian 13
Opole 3

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

Who carried it

People named Gsell,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Theodor Gsell-Fels
    Theodor Gsell-Fels 1818–1898 · physician
  • Aegidius Gsell 1589–1659 · gun smith
  • Johann Gsell 1610–1669 · gun smith
  • Georg Gsell 1673–1740 · art dealer
  • Georg Gsell 1673–1740 · art dealer
  • Jakob Laurenz Gsell 1786–1870 · illustrator

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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