# Gabriel (surname)

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

A surname originating as a patronymic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Greek |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 26,578 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,327 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 11,617 people |
| Change since 2000 | +21% (22,013 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɡeɪ.bɹi.əl/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Latin Gabriel, from Koine Greek Γαβρῑήλ (Gabrīḗl), from Biblical Hebrew גַּבְרִיאֵל (gaḇrīʾḗl), from גֶּבֶר (géḇer, “[strong] man”) or the triliteral root ג־ב־ר (g-b-r, “strength, manliness”), ־י (-i, “me, my, -'s”), and אֵל (ʾēl, “God, god”), from Proto-Semitic *ʾil-. Doublet of Jibril.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Gabriel 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) | 52% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 20% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 17% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 7.9% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 2.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Gabriel in the United States, Brazil, Austria and Argentina.

## People named Gabriel

- R'Bonney Gabriel, American beauty pageant titleholder (born 1994)
- Fellype Gabriel, Brazilian association football player
- Seychelle Gabriel, American actress
- Betty Gabriel, American actor
- João Gabriel, Brazilian association football player
- Vitor Gabriel, Brazilian association football player
- Andrea Gabriel, American actress
- Marquinhos Gabriel, Brazilian footballer
- Misha Gabriel, American dancer, choreographer, and actor
- Symon Gabriel, Brazilian association football player
- John Gabriel, American actor, singer-lyricist and producer
- Kenny Gabriel, American basketball player (born 1989)

and 6 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Gabriele, Gabrielson.

## 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.