Gable Surname
Approximately 14,949 people bear this surname
Gable Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Gabriel,' popularly Gabel. Rare in early registers.
Gabriel Attelond, Kent, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Gabel Brenn, Norfolk, ibid.
Thomas Gabriell, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Read More About This SurnameGable Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13,227 | 1:27,403 | 3,425 |
| Canada | 501 | 1:73,544 | 8,341 |
| France | 438 | 1:151,650 | 23,523 |
| England | 296 | 1:188,237 | 16,748 |
| Australia | 107 | 1:252,296 | 23,217 |
| Germany | 54 | 1:1,490,842 | 90,195 |
| New Caledonia | 47 | 1:5,877 | 1,249 |
| Philippines | 46 | 1:2,200,831 | 124,033 |
| Argentina | 25 | 1:1,709,737 | 90,467 |
| Israel | 22 | 1:388,983 | 31,283 |
| India | 17 | 1:45,121,493 | 474,784 |
| Ivory Coast | 15 | 1:1,538,082 | 31,691 |
| South Africa | 13 | 1:4,167,516 | 132,322 |
| New Zealand | 13 | 1:348,333 | 27,379 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| Russia | 12 | 1:12,010,255 | 361,204 |
| Brazil | 10 | 1:21,407,433 | 350,627 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| China | 8 | 1:170,915,196 | 8,932 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Wales | 7 | 1:442,076 | 21,198 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Iran | 3 | 1:25,594,175 | 224,183 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 219 | 1:111,303 | 10,892 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:534,745 | 14,325 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,990 | 1:16,796 | 2,144 |
The alternate forms: Gäble (92) are calculated separately.
Gable (506) may also be a first name.
Gable Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Gabriel,' popularly Gabel. Rare in early registers.
Gabriel Attelond, Kent, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Gabel Brenn, Norfolk, ibid.
Thomas Gabriell, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
A feminine Gabriela existed, also found as Gabella.
1539. Baptised — Gabella, d. of Robert Tans: St. Peter, Cornhill.
Milton's "Chief of the angelic guards" (Paradise Lost, IV, 550). A surname current in Aberdeenshire. From the Hebrew (Dan. VIII, 16), meaning 'man of El,' Frank Gabriel and Edward Gabriel from Turriff served in the first Great War (Turriff). As a forename we have Gabriel Gymmill in Edinburgh, 1599 (Edinb. Marr.). David Gabriel, a prominent citizen in Aberdeen, died in December, 1939. I have read somewhere that the family of Gabriel of Aberdeen is descended from a Gabriel Grant, but no such person appears in Sir William Fraser's Chiefs of Grant.
= Gabb or Gabe (q.v.) + the French diminutive suff. -el.
In France Gabeau has to a large extent replaced the earlier Gabel.
(German, English) One who made and sold agricultural implements, such as pitchforks; dweller by a fork in the road; one who came from Gabel (fork), in Germany; descendant of little Gabe; a pet form of little Gabriel (God is my strength).
Possibly a corruption of Gabriel.
A personal name borrowed from the celestial hierarchy.
Gable Demographics
Gable Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Gable Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gable Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Gable (Marathi: गाबले) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Gäble. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Gable? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 35,360th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 487,494 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Gable live; 92 percent live in North America and 92 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 376,409th most commonly held first name worldwide, borne by 506 people.
This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 13,227 people, or 1 in 27,403. In The United States it is most common in: Pennsylvania, where 11 percent reside, Georgia, where 10 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name is found in 58 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 3 percent reside and France, where 3 percent reside.
Gable Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Gable has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 442 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 135 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Gable Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Gable last name are 25.98% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 72.75% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Gable earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 85.01% more than the national average, earning R 439,656 per year; in United States they earn 1.52% less than the national average, earning $42,493 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.69% more than the national average, earning $50,524 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Gable Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gable in the Marathi language | ||
| गाबले | gabale | - |
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Gable Reference & Research
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