Gabrielson Surname

124,766th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,652 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Gabrielson 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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Gabrielson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,0841:117,52912,654
Canada2311:159,50516,119
Sweden1511:65,2104,983
Australia1031:262,09423,895
England251:2,228,72284,230
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
United States Virgin Islands91:12,2641,665
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
France31:22,140,907385,998
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England301:812,51235,970
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2241:224,19118,990

Gabrielson (113) may also be a first name.

Gabrielson 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)

(Hebrew + English) Gabriel's Son: v. Gabriel.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Danish, Norwegian) The son of Gabriel (God is my strength).

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

A personal name borrowed from the celestial hierarchy.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Gabrielson Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gabrielson Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Gabrielson (Russian: Габриэльсон) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gabrielson? popularity and diffusion

Gabrielson is the 124,766th most frequent last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,995,495 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Gabrielson live; 87 percent live in North America and 87 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 881,625th most prevalent first name throughout the world It is held by 113 people.

The surname Gabrielson is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 3,084 people, or 1 in 117,529. In The United States Gabrielson is most frequent in: Minnesota, where 16 percent reside, California, where 15 percent reside and Wisconsin, where 7 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name is found in 29 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 6 percent reside and Sweden, where 4 percent reside.

Gabrielson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gabrielson has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,377 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 17 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gabrielson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gabrielson surname are 9.02% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.79% registered with the party.

The amount Gabrielson earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 11.89% more than the national average, earning $48,280 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.49% less than the national average, earning $43,476 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Gabrielson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gabrielson in the Russian language
Габриэльсонgabrielson-

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