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

Gabrielle, 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 Gabrielle surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Gabrielle in America

Gabrielle is the 44356th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Gabrielle surname appeared 485 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 Gabrielle.

We can also compare 2010 data for Gabrielle 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 Gabrielle

The surname Gabrielle is derived from the Hebrew personal name Gabriel, meaning "God is my strength." It originated as a surname in France during the Middle Ages.

The earliest known record of the name Gabrielle as a surname dates back to the 12th century in the French region of Normandy. It is believed to have been adopted as a surname by families living near churches or monasteries dedicated to the Archangel Gabriel.

In the 13th century, the name appeared in various medieval records and manuscripts, including the Cartulaire de l'Abbaye de Saint-Père de Chartres, which mentions a "Robertus Gabrielle" in 1214.

During the 14th century, the surname Gabrielle gained prominence in the region of Burgundy, where it was associated with several noble families. One notable bearer was Jacques Gabrielle, a knight who fought alongside Joan of Arc during the Hundred Years' War in the early 15th century.

In the 16th century, the surname Gabrielle became closely linked with the French royal court. Gabrielle d'Estrées (1573-1599) was a famous mistress of King Henry IV of France and gave birth to several of his illegitimate children.

Another notable figure was René Gabrielle (1586-1639), a French Jesuit missionary and explorer who traveled to Canada and established missions among the Huron people.

In the 17th century, the name Gabrielle appeared in various records across Europe, including the Netherlands, where a "Pieter Gabrielle" was listed in the municipal archives of Amsterdam in 1627.

In the 18th century, the Gabrielle surname was found among French settlers in the Caribbean islands, such as Marie-Gabrielle Couvilliers (1708-1788), a plantation owner in Saint-Domingue (present-day Haiti).

During the 19th century, the surname Gabrielle spread to other parts of the world through French emigration. For example, Louis Gabrielle (1815-1892) was a French settler in Louisiana who became a prominent sugar planter.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Gabrielle

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

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 Gabrielle 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 Gabrielle 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 Gabrielle was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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