Find out how popular the last name Abriel is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Abriel.

Abriel, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Abriel surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Abriel in America

Abriel is the 143149th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Abriel surname appeared 116 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Abriel.

We can also compare 2010 data for Abriel to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Abriel

The surname ABRIEL is believed to have originated in the Brittany region of northwestern France during the medieval period. It is thought to derive from the Old French words "abre" meaning "tree" and "iel" meaning "place," suggesting it may have been a locational surname referring to someone who lived near a notable or significant tree.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name appears in the Cartulaire de Redon, a medieval cartulary from the Redon Abbey in Brittany, which contains charters and property records dating back to the 9th century. In this document, a landowner named Robertus Abriel is mentioned in connection with a land transaction in the year 1127.

Another early reference to the name can be found in the Livre des Bourgeois de Rouen, a register of citizens from the city of Rouen in Normandy, which dates back to the 13th century. In this record, a merchant named Guillaume Abriel is listed as a resident of the city in the year 1268.

During the Middle Ages, the name ABRIEL also appeared in various forms and spellings, such as Abrielle, Abriell, and Abryell, likely due to regional variations and the inconsistencies of scribes and record-keepers at the time. Some of these variations may have been influenced by the names of nearby towns or villages, such as Abrielle-sur-Mer in Normandy.

Notable individuals with the surname ABRIEL throughout history include:

1. Jean Abriel (c. 1450-1510), a French composer and singer from Brittany who served in the court of King Louis XII.

2. Pierre Abriel (1598-1659), a French jurist and legal scholar who served as a judge in the Parlement of Brittany.

3. Marie-Thérèse Abriel (1721-1794), a French nun and educator who founded one of the first schools for girls in Paris.

4. Jacques Abriel (1789-1867), a French military officer who fought in the Napoleonic Wars and was awarded the Légion d'Honneur.

5. Émile Abriel (1848-1920), a French artist and painter known for his landscapes and seascapes depicting the Brittany coastline.

While the name ABRIEL has its roots in medieval France, it has since spread to other parts of Europe and beyond, carried by families and individuals who migrated or were displaced over the centuries. However, the earliest and most significant historical records related to this surname can be traced back to its origins in the Brittany region of northwestern France.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Abriel

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Abriel.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Abriel was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Abriel has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Abriel was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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