# Gabel (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/gabel/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 7,177 |
| US rank (2010) | 4,907 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 43,019 people |
| Change since 2000 | +5.9% (6,776 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Gabel in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 94% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.3% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Gabel in the United States and the United Kingdom.

## People named Gabel

- Seth Gabel, American actor
- Elyes Gabel, British actor
- Martin Gabel, American actor (1912-1986)
- Andrew Gabel, American short track speed skater

## Similar surnames

Gable, Gobel, Goebel, Goble, Gobble, Gopal, Geibel.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.