Gable Surname

35,360th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,949 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

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.

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Gable Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States13,2271:27,4033,425
Canada5011:73,5448,341
France4381:151,65023,523
England2961:188,23716,748
Australia1071:252,29623,217
Germany541:1,490,84290,195
New Caledonia471:5,8771,249
Philippines461:2,200,831124,033
Argentina251:1,709,73790,467
Israel221:388,98331,283
India171:45,121,493474,784
Ivory Coast151:1,538,08231,691
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
China81:170,915,1968,932
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Wales71:442,07621,198
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2191:111,30310,892
Scotland71:534,74514,325
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,9901:16,7962,144

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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

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.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

= Gabb or Gabe (q.v.) + the French diminutive suff. -el.

In France Gabeau has to a large extent replaced the earlier Gabel.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(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).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Possibly a corruption of Gabriel.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A personal name borrowed from the celestial hierarchy.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gäble9392/
Gabler9113,209/
Gables91332/
Gaible9185/
Gauble9125/
Gableh917/
Gabley916/
Gabhle915/
Gablle914/
Gaeble913/
Gablee913/
Ngable913/
Gablet911/
Gablie911/
Ghable911/
Gaable910/
Gatble910/
Able8911,593/
Gabl891,725/
Gabelle83960/
Gaibler83177/
Gahbler83137/
Gaiblet8362/
Gabille8350/
Gablech8346/
Gueable8346/
Gableth831/
Gablley831/
Gabhler831/
Gaubler830/
Gaibele830/
Gabel8019,794/
Goble8015,358/
Ables807,657/
Gavle806,078/
Hable803,054/
Abler801,887/
Gabla801,736/
Auble801,561/
Abley801,118/
Gawle80958/
Gabli80676/
Gabil80399/
Ablez80190/
Ablet80150/
Gably80122/
Geble80106/
Gaibl8037/
Asble8022/
Ableh8019/
Abled808/
Göble808/
Ablea805/
Ablee804/
Ablie804/
Ablei803/
Ableu803/
Eable802/
Ajble802/
Aible802/
Gabll802/
Ablle801/
Aable801/
Gabyl801/
Ablej801/
Ayble801/
Gabillet771,035/
Gabiller7798/
Gabelles774/
Gueablet773/
Gableish772/
Gableová771/
Gabielle771/
Gabislle771/
Gaiblett771/
Gaebelle770/
Gasbelle770/
Gatbel7311,121/
Goblet732,996/
Ablett732,858/
Gawley731,242/
Abille73752/
Gabell73389/
Haible73287/
Aublet73284/
Abelle73277/
Gaybel73250/
Gobler73249/
Göbler73236/
Gablla73217/
Gabiel73196/
Habler73193/
Gaubil73172/
Hayble73161/
Ablets73133/
Gobled7398/
Gabelt7390/
Ghavle7368/
Gouble7365/
Goeble7365/
Gample7364/
Gaibel7364/
Hauble7363/
Gobley7362/
Ghabel7357/
Ghoble7355/
Gablia7350/
Habley7349/
Aibler7349/
Hablet7348/
Aubley7337/
Goblee7329/
Gábler7329/
Hablei7329/
Gobleh7328/
Heable7324/
Ableih7323/
Gobles7321/
Ablesh7319/
Goible7315/
Gavlee7313/
Ghably7311/
Ghawle7310/
Gavhle737/
Hablee736/
Gablui736/
Aybele736/
Gieble735/
Ajbele735/
Gabeel735/
Gajbel735/
Gabuil735/
Gaibli734/
Eables734/
Gaavle734/
Ganple734/
Gablay734/
Gaabel734/
D'Able733/
Hables733/
Gabael733/
Ghabil733/
Ghabli733/
Geblee733/
Ableha733/
Abless732/
Gavley732/
Gavlhe732/
Gawlhe732/
Gawles732/
Gabuel732/
Gebley732/
Ngabil732/
Gheble732/
Gabyol731/
Gavles731/
Gaabil731/
Gabill731/
Gablio731/
Gabliy731/
Gawlet731/
Gotble731/
Ablleh731/
Aabhle731/
Hablie731/
Gavler731/
Ablest731/
Gabiol731/
Gaybli731/
Geblea731/
Gaubel731/
Gatbil731/
Habled731/
Ghabél731/
Gablis731/
Gabloy731/
Gaibil731/
Ablees731/
Ablehd731/
Ableey731/
Hableh731/
Ngoble731/
Aibele731/
Aubler730/
Abhley730/
Abletz730/
Eabley730/
Gauvle730/
Eauble730/
Gablehova711/
Abla676,046/
Abli672,112/
Gabella671,785/
Oble671,665/
Gabelli671,558/
Ably67837/
Avle67682/
Gabilly67290/
Gablaia67185/
Gabilla67112/
Gobl6798/
Aubelle6767/
Gablaya6754/
Heabler6753/
Haibele6751/
Asbelle6744/
Gobille6742/
Asbille6738/
Goublet6735/
Goubler6732/
Gobelle6731/
Gebelle6731/
Ghebleh6729/
Ajbeleh6729/
Gawletz6720/
Abellie6719/
Gaubloi6719/
Haiblet6718/
Hablett6714/
Haybele6713/
Gabilli6712/
Ngablai6712/
Goublea6711/
Gavl6710/
Abilles6710/
Ablé679/
Goobler675/
Habille675/
Ableish674/
Aabille674/
Abelles674/
Abillie673/
Haubler673/
Abellea673/
Abelleh672/
Abehele672/
Gawille672/
Heabley671/
Ayblett671/
Gathbel671/
Gajblla671/
Goblett671/
Ghawley671/
Gooblet671/
Goubley671/
Abellet671/
Abiller671/
Gaybuel671/
Gobless671/
Gablova671/
Ăble671/
Goibele671/
Gueabel671/
Gueabli671/
Gabillé671/
Abeller671/
Abelley671/
Abe'ele671/
Abielle671/
Abilley671/
Ableith671/
Aboelle671/
Gabiell671/
Abllett670/
Gaybell670/
Haibler670/
Goubles670/

Gable Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gable in the Marathi language
गाबलेgabale-

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