How common is the surname Gabel?

7,177 people in the United States had the surname Gabel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 43,019 Americans. It ranked 4,907th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Gabel?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Gabel identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Gabel?

Seth Gabel, American actor, followed by Elyes Gabel.

Where is the surname Gabel most common?

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

Is the surname Gabel getting more or less common?

More common. 6,776 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,177 in 2010, up 5.9%.

The surname Gabel

A surname, carried by 7,177 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G140

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Gabel is more common than 97% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,177 people named Gabel in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 43,019 Americans. That is up 5.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,776.

#4,907

rank among US surnames

7,177

people in 2010

2.4

per 100,000 Americans

+5.9%

change since 2000 (was #4,775)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,898	Yao	7,192	42,929
#4,899	Salmeron	7,191	42,935
#4,900	Sandhu	7,190	42,941
#4,902	Almond	7,188	42,953
#4,903	Hussein	7,182	42,989
#4,905	Kuehn	7,181	42,995
#4,906	Whitmire	7,179	43,007

Who is named Gabel

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

94% of people named Gabel identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Gabels

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Seth Gabel
American actor, born 1981
Elyes Gabel
British actor, born 1983
Martin Gabel
American actor (1912-1986)
Andrew Gabel
American short track speed skater, born 1964

Notable Gabels come mostly from the United States (3) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Gabel

Gabel has the Soundex code G140, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G140.

Questions

How common is the surname Gabel?: 7,177 people in the United States had the surname Gabel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 43,019 Americans. It ranked 4,907th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Gabel?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Gabel identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Gabel?: Seth Gabel, American actor, followed by Elyes Gabel.
Where is the surname Gabel most common?: Wikidata records people named Gabel in the United States and the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Gabel getting more or less common?: More common. 6,776 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,177 in 2010, up 5.9%.