Angel is used as a family name or surname in Greek. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Angel
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Greek
Meaning: When the name is found in the southern regions, it is a variant of the name Angel. Elsewhere, notably in the Doubs, in Lorraine and Germany, we think of a person of Germanic origin name (also Engel), formed on a root suggesting either a point, a goad (probably the tip of the sword) or the people of the Angles. From Greek ἄγγελος, a messenger. Also 0the name of a town in France where the family may have originated.

How popular is Angel?

Angel is common in Algeria.

Angel is ranked 1530 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Angels grew by 28.88279 per cent to 24895 since 2000 and ranked 1428 after elevating 276 spots. The last name was found in around 84 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Hispanic or Latino 50.91 41.33
White 43.29 53.17
Black 2.82 2.89
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 1.48 1.2
Others 1.04 0.99
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.45 0.42
Angel is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Colombia which signifies that it is originated from Colombia. Around 351619 people have been found who wears Angel as their family name. Angel is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
28,661 Serbia8
1,031 South Korea8
2,208 Maldives7
20,929 Azerbaijan7
88,966 Czech Republic7
615,517 Russia6
9,053 Senegal5
1,033 Yemen5
846 Cuba5
2,491 Zambia5
3,041 Democratic Republic of The Congo3
1,644 Nepal3
14,494 Armenia3
1,817 Marshall Islands3
3,224 Afghanistan3
1,922 Libya3
5,051 Tajikistan3
2,550 Haiti3
9,077 Lithuania3
949 Belize3
4,086 Angola2
787 Andorra2
2,151 Fiji2
385 American Samoa2
3,437 Sudan2
2,705 Togo2
10,395 Latvia2
1,179 Swaziland1
8,430 Northern Ireland1
11,923 Slovenia1
2,040 Mali1
821 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1
2,196 Liberia1
1,572 Macau1
2,935 Madagascar1
4,999 Papua New Guinea1
3,307 Malta1
5,916 Mozambique1
3,214 Niger1
25,746 Finland1
801 Cape Verde1
880 Djibouti1
717 Bhutan1
2,211 Brunei1
510 East Timor1
23,434 Burkina Faso1
799 British Virgin Islands1
8,181 Botswana1
50,549 Georgia1
7,110 Bosnia1
6,033 Benin1
101,414 Kyrgyzstan1
11,486 Estonia1
2,613 The Bahamas1
6,149 Ethiopia1
9,541 Turkmenistan1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
1,839 Costa Rica49
6,284 Ireland49
442 Guam39
70,042 Kazakhstan29
2,623 Japan28
4,169 Cyprus26
4,911 Trinidad and Tobago23
1,064 Barbados23
301 Northern Mariana Islands19
50,826 Zimbabwe19
22,595 Moldova19
2,015 Iceland19
886 United States Virgin Islands18
464 Cayman Islands15
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
8,328 New Zealand85
9,526 Croatia78
922 Luxembourg59
Countries with hundreds of Angel:
478 Taiwan985
11,444 Italy941
707 Paraguay907
2,031 Greece762
4,801 Cameroon694
949 Honduras666
1,760 United Arab Emirates604
560 Puerto Rico557
20,706 Indonesia549
1,281 Lebanon544
11,594 Poland525
6,093 Netherlands452
1,651 Bulgaria444
2,793 Austria393
2,738 Jordan370
1,521 Oman340
1,621 Albania325
3,243 Sweden305
4,219 Hungary294
956 Hong Kong273
1,521 Wales260
1,342 Macedonia256
1,929 Uruguay244
1,703 Singapore242
460 Thailand228
414 Suriname213
2,790 Portugal212
1,809 Kuwait209
1,424 Jamaica196
3,797 Norway190
6,292 Switzerland189
10,721 Belgium171
3,725 Scotland164
2,148 Namibia163
4,078 Denmark148
1,699 Qatar146
941 Guyana144
28,858 Tanzania134
1,401 Bahrain110
1,517 Nicaragua105
Countries with thousands of Angel:
296 Syria9,700
998 Philippines9,602
516 Venezuela8,830
1,838 Brazil8,284
638 Argentina7,048
399 Guatemala6,027
937 Spain5,674
1,682 Egypt5,618
249 El Salvador5,556
920 Morocco4,766
631 Chile4,173
1,093 Peru4,118
2,058 England3,877
1,736 Uganda3,547
760 Vietnam3,378
1,824 Kenya3,139
1,419 Iraq3,038
15,228 India2,932
2,876 France2,633
403 Israel2,462
1,054 Ecuador2,187
4,166 Germany2,152
3,156 South Africa2,064
1,251 Ivory Coast2,046
1,483 Malaysia1,973
5,220 Iran1,945
1,720 Australia1,849
1,793 Ghana1,837
1,049 Cambodia1,563
2,485 Saudi Arabia1,424
6,246 Turkey1,363
3,655 Canada1,268
1,606 Tunisia1,222
1,118 Bolivia1,216
837 Dominican Republic1,190
2,169 Romania1,106
75 Mauritius1,077
479 Panama1,044
2,435 Sri Lanka1,043
Countries with ten thousands of Angel:
193 Colombia52,966
364 Mexico51,195
744 Pakistan23,510
1,789 United States22,209
248 Myanmar16,393
1,773 Nigeria14,214
1,117 Bangladesh11,688
504 Algeria10,086
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Maria Angel worked as workwoman and hailed from Ireland. During the great famine, 15 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool on Caroline Read and arrived on April 25, 1849. Pat Angel (24) Workman, Immigrant Elizabeth Angel, are other Angel that migrated to US.

From Italy

23 years old laborer Y. Angel who was residing in Italy migrated to USA on May 5, 1891 by Elysia put out from Fiume, Naples & Palermo.

Comments

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Fermina Swayne
Angel is a former Christian name and surname of the midday Angelus derived from Latin meaning angel in the sense messenger of the gods to men it is probably originally a nickname.

Angel Namesakes

  • Abraham Ángel, Artist
  • Norman Angell, Journalist
  • Adolfo Angel, Composer
  • Rubén Angel Agapito Ruiz, Mathematician
  • Michael Angelakos, Singer-songwriter
  • Agnese De Angelis, Actress
  • Agnese De Angelis, Actress
  • Michaela Angela Davis, Writer
  • Jean Angelo, Film actor
  • L. Asale Angel Ajani, Author
  • In 2013, Stanislav Angel played the role of N in adventure and drama movie Adalbert Ox.
  • In 2002 thriller film, Las muertas de Juárez, Sol Angel portrayed Alicia.
  • Tsuki Angel characterized leading role of Lieutenant Kraleff in 2016 comedy and drama flick Inches from the Ground.
  • In 1991, German Del Angel played the role of N in action flick Oro, dolor y muerte.
  • In 2014 drama film, Una semana de ocho días, Daniela de Ángel portrayed Nora.
  • In 2015 horror film, Belle of the dead, Carson Angel portrayed Bobby.
  • Angel Salvador Angel, from 2014 drama, thriller movie Seguir viviendo, who characterized the Soulder.

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