The surname Gabriel
A Greek patronymic surname, carried by 26,578 people in the United States.
Pronounced /ˈɡeɪ.bɹi.əl/ 3 syllables Soundex G164 Also a first name
Origin
Greek origin
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.
Gabriel is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
One of 45 Greek surnames on this site.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 26,578 people named Gabriel in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 11,617 Americans. That is up 21% since 2000, when the Census counted 22,013.
Who is named Gabriel
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
52% of people named Gabriel identified as white (not Hispanic), 20% as Black (not Hispanic) and 17% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
- White (not Hispanic) 52%
- Black (not Hispanic) 20%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 17%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 7.9%
- Two or more races 2.4%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Famous Gabriels
18 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first
- R'Bonney GabrielAmerican beauty pageant titleholder (born 1994)
- Fellype GabrielBrazilian association football player, born 1985
- Seychelle GabrielAmerican actress, born 1991
- Betty GabrielAmerican actor, born 1981
- João GabrielBrazilian association football player, born 1996
- Vitor GabrielBrazilian association football player, born 1997
- Andrea GabrielAmerican actress, born 1978
- Marquinhos GabrielBrazilian footballer, born 1990
- Misha GabrielAmerican dancer, choreographer, and actor, born 1987
- Symon GabrielBrazilian association football player, born 1990
- John GabrielAmerican actor, singer-lyricist and producer, 1931–2021
- Kenny GabrielAmerican basketball player (born 1989)
Notable Gabriels come mostly from the United States (11), Brazil (5) and Austria (1).
Spellings and sound-alikes
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Surnames that sound like Gabriel
Gabriel has the Soundex code G164, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G164.
Other Greek surnames
Questions
- Where does the surname Gabriel come from?
- 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.
- How common is the surname Gabriel?
- 26,578 people in the United States had the surname Gabriel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 11,617 Americans. It ranked 1,327th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Gabriel?
- In the 2010 Census, 52% of people named Gabriel identified as white (not Hispanic), and 20% as Black (not Hispanic).
- Who is the most famous person named Gabriel?
- R'Bonney Gabriel, American beauty pageant titleholder (born 1994), followed by Fellype Gabriel.
- Where is the surname Gabriel most common?
- Wikidata records people named Gabriel in the United States, Brazil and Austria and 1 other country.
- How do you pronounce Gabriel?
- Gabriel is /ˈɡeɪ.bɹi.əl/, 3 syllables.
- What type of surname is Gabriel?
- Gabriel is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
- Is the surname Gabriel getting more or less common?
- More common. 22,013 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 26,578 in 2010, up 21%.
- Is Gabriel also a first name?
- Yes. Gabriel is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.