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Early Origins of the Gabler family

The surname Gabler was first found in Worcestershire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the 13th century when they held estates in that shire.

Early History of the Gabler family

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Gabler Spelling Variations

Before the last few hundred years, the English language had no fast system of spelling rules. For that reason, spelling variations are commonly found in early Anglo-Saxon surnames. Over the years, many variations of the name Gabler were recorded, including Gabb, Gabber, Gabe, Gaber, Gabar, Gabler, Gabbere and others.

Early Notables of the Gabler family

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Gabler Ranking

In the United States, the name Gabler is the 13,059th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1


United States Gabler migration to the United States +

To escape oppression and starvation at that time, many English families left for the "open frontiers" of the New World with all its perceived opportunities. In droves people migrated to the many British colonies, those in North America in particular, paying high rates for passages in cramped, unsafe ships. Although many of the settlers did not make the long passage alive, those who did see the shores of North America perceived great opportunities before them. Many of the families that came from England went on to make essential contributions to the emerging nations of Canada and the United States. Research into various historical records revealed some of first members of the Gabler family emigrate to North America:

Gabler Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • John Christian Gabler, who landed in Maryland in 1802 2
  • Johann Ernst Gabler, who arrived in Texas in 1849
  • Julius Ernst Gabler, who arrived in New York, NY in 1850 2
  • Gottlieb Gabler, who settled in Philadelphia in 1866

Contemporary Notables of the name Gabler (post 1700) +

  • William Louis "Gabe" Gabler (b. 1930), American Major League Baseball player
  • John Richard Gabler (1930-2009), American Major League Baseball pitcher
  • Wallace "Wally" Gabler (b. 1944), retired professional American CFL football quarterback
  • Frank Harold Gabler (1911-1967), American right-handed Major League Baseball pitcher, nicknamed The Great Gabbo
  • Neal Gabler, American professor, journalist, author, film critic and political commentator
  • Milton Gabler (1911-2001), American record producer from Harlem, New York
  • Johann Philipp Gabler (1753-1826), German Protestant Christian theologian


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)


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