Engels is used as a family name or surname in Germany. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Engels
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Germany
Meaning:

The man from England; one who lived in the meadow or grassland.

Engels is a variant form of Engel. The man from England; one who lived in the meadow or grassland.

Surname Engels is variant of Engelman. One who came from England, an Englishman; dweller at the sign of the angel.

How popular is Engels?

Engels is common in Germany, United States, Netherlands, Belgium, South Africa, France, Brazil, Russia, Canada, Australia, Dominican Republic, Switzerland.

Engels is ranked 14737 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Engels bearers increased by 6.04 per cent in 2010 US census to 3213 since 2000, the surname slipped by 187 spots and ranked at 10026. The last name was found in around 1 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 95.21 95.54
Hispanic or Latino 2.02 1.35
Others 1.12 1.06
Black 0.96 1.09
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.47 0.63
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.22 0.33
Engels is quite popular family name mostly used in Germany however Belgium lie ahead in terms of density. Around 37820 people have been found who wears Engels as their family name. Engels is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Engels:
457 Germany19,773
Countries with thousands of Engels:
9,048 United States4,573
344 Netherlands4,504
227 Belgium4,450
Countries with hundreds of Engels:
7,218 South Africa953
15,164 France645
12,852 Brazil641
24,579 Russia631
14,186 Canada268
20,787 Australia125
4,002 Dominican Republic116
8,709 Switzerland111
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
854 Luxembourg100
17,118 Kazakhstan99
42,668 England71
18,435 Austria63
33,799 Spain56
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
31,597 Japan48
10,086 Portugal38
17,909 Sweden38
14,967 New Zealand38
231,790 Thailand37
69,250 Argentina37
12,866 Chile35
31,360 Belarus35
15,299 Denmark31
29,049 Mexico25
8,697 Namibia25
386,265 India24
34,739 Israel19
59,260 Zimbabwe17
14,413 Scotland17
15,474 Estonia15
120,990 Poland12
14,969 Wales12
39,375 Norway11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
36,884 United Arab Emirates9
48,952 Kyrgyzstan8
36,047 Finland8
91,312 Czechia8
118,213 Italy7
238,248 Philippines7
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

Adam Engels hailed from Romberg, Germany. 20 years old embarked for New York from Rotterdam on Maria Elizabeth and arrived on June 8, 1850. Adam Engels (20), Emilie Engels, aged 7, Julius Engels, aged 38, Jos. Engels (26) Servant, Th. Engels, aged 24, 29 years old Peter Engels, 31 years old Heinr Engels, Lowis Engels (24) Farmer, and 215 other Engels around 30.53% of whom were farmer while others worked as seamstress and weaver, merchant, laborer, tailor, joiner, blacksmith, shoemaker, brewer, baker, engineer, mason, daughter migrated to US from Rotterdam, Bremen, Antwerp, Havre, Havana and Hamburg.

Engels Namesakes

  • Ludwig Engels, German–Brazilian chess master
  • Robert Engels, American born writer, producer
  • Friedrich Engels, German philosopher, communist, social scientist
  • Wera Engels, German actress
  • Stephan Engels, former German football player and manager
  • Floortje Engels, Dutch field hockey player
  • Addy Engels, former Dutch professional road bicycle racer
  • Mary Tate Engels,
  • Jan Engels, former Belgian professional road bicycle racer

Engels Namesakes

  • Ludwig Engels, German–Brazilian chess master
  • Robert Engels, American born writer, producer
  • Friedrich Engels, German philosopher, communist, social scientist
  • Wera Engels, German actress
  • Stephan Engels, former German football player and manager
  • Floortje Engels, Dutch field hockey player
  • Addy Engels, former Dutch professional road bicycle racer
  • Mary Tate Engels,
  • Jan Engels, former Belgian professional road bicycle racer

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