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

Gabriels, 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 Gabriels surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Gabriels in America

Gabriels is the 150452nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Gabriels surname appeared 109 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 Gabriels.

We can also compare 2010 data for Gabriels 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 Gabriels

The surname GABRIELS is of Dutch and English origin, derived from the personal name Gabriel, which comes from the Hebrew name "Gavri'el" meaning "God is my strength". The earliest recorded examples of this surname date back to the 16th century in the Netherlands and England.

In the Netherlands, the surname GABRIELS can be traced back to the city of Amsterdam, where it was first recorded in the late 16th century. One of the earliest known bearers of this name was Jan GABRIELS, a merchant who lived in Amsterdam in the late 1500s.

In England, the name GABRIELS is believed to have originated in the county of Cornwall, where it was first recorded in parish records from the early 17th century. One of the earliest recorded bearers of this name in England was Thomas GABRIELS, who was born in the village of Lostwithiel, Cornwall, in 1612.

The GABRIELS surname is also found in other parts of Europe, including Germany and France, where it is spelled GABRIELS or GABRIELS respectively. In France, the name is particularly associated with the city of Marseille, where a family by the name of GABRIELS was prominent in the 18th century.

Notable historical figures with the surname GABRIELS include:

1. Jan GABRIELS (c. 1570-1638), a Dutch painter known for his landscapes and still lifes.
2. Pieter GABRIELS (1607-1673), a Dutch Golden Age painter and engraver.
3. Christiaan GABRIELS (1773-1844), a Dutch naval officer who served during the Napoleonic Wars.
4. Henri GABRIELS (1838-1891), a French artist and painter known for his portraits and genre scenes.
5. John GABRIELS (1868-1945), an English cricketer who played for Warwickshire County Cricket Club in the late 19th century.

The surname GABRIELS is also associated with various place names in the Netherlands and England, such as Gabrielshausen and Gabrielsdorf in the Netherlands, and Gabriels in Cornwall, England.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Gabriels

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

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

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