Angle Surname

33,665th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,772 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Myanmar

Angle Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Angel'; in later days Angela and Angelina. For the full history of this once-popular name, v. Yonge. The Puritans could not oust this name, though bitterly hated by them.

1645.

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Angle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,4941:48,3675,863
Egypt2,9901:30,7483,327
Myanmar1,9831:26,192466
India6501:1,180,10147,584
Saudi Arabia5571:55,3967,891
Bangladesh5411:294,5608,696
Ghana4851:55,7135,980
Canada2781:132,53813,752
England1201:464,31730,397
Ivory Coast841:274,65810,624
Nigeria701:2,530,61183,100
China541:25,320,7701,385
South Africa381:1,425,72975,291
Finland321:171,77215,201
Mexico321:3,878,94425,867
Pakistan301:5,954,79635,971
Thailand211:3,363,731310,277
Papua New Guinea181:452,98457,838
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Singapore131:423,66918,211
France131:5,109,440259,941
Philippines131:7,787,556197,164
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Syria91:2,144,5589,551
Vietnam91:10,294,0062,767
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Wales81:386,81619,671
Iran71:10,968,932186,522
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Niger61:3,198,67054,540
Algeria61:6,438,59253,709
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Oman41:921,9937,313
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1751:139,28812,604
Wales141:112,0304,740
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5681:32,0273,849

The alternate forms: Anglé (12) & Ángle (2) are calculated separately.

Angle (5,291) may also be a first name.

Angle Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Angel'; in later days Angela and Angelina. For the full history of this once-popular name, v. Yonge. The Puritans could not oust this name, though bitterly hated by them.

1645. Buried — Angela Boyce: Canterbury Cathedral.

1682. Baptised — Angel, d. Sir Nicholas Butler, Knt.: St. Helen's, Bishopgate.

'Weymouth, March 20, 1625. Embarked for New England, Angell Holland, aged 21 years': Hotten's Emigrants.

(a) Local, 'at the Angle'; v. Angle. Most probably the source of the majority of our Angels and Angells. The font-name was unknown in England, so far as I can discover, in the 13th and 14th centuries.

Robert Angel, 7 James I, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.

1578. Michael Angell, Gloucestershire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1618-9. John Angell and Anne Palmer: Marriage Lic. (London).

1667. Robert Mellish and Frances Angell: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

1751. Married — James Angel and Ann Lownds: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'in the Angle,' i.e. nook, corner; from residence in some nook or corner of the road.

'Go, run, search, pry in every nook and angle of the kitchens, larders, and pastries': The Woman Hater; v. Nangle, and compare Heme and Wray.

Henry in the Angle, Close Rolls, 8 Edward I.

Alice in Angulo, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Roger in Angulo, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

The English portion of the Angels and Angells in the London Directory are probably from this source; v. Angel.

Elias Angel, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1570. Married — Danyell Angell. son of Mr. Angell: St. Dionis Backchurch.

1722. Married — John Angil and Elizabeth Beale: St. Antholin (London).

1744. Baptised — Thomas, son of George Angle: St. Michael, Cornhill.

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

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'atten angle,' i.e. at the angle, the bend or corner; v. Angle. In this case, as in Nale and Nail, the initial is borrowed from the prefix. The name is Latinized into 'de angulo,' or 'in angulo,' in the Hundred Rolls; compare Nash, Nelmes, &c.

John de Angulo, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Symon in Angulo, Lincolnshire, ibid.

1571. Peter Nangle (Dublin): Register of the University of Oxford.

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

(Anglo-French-Latin) 1 Dweller at a Corner. [Middle English, French angle, Latin angul-us].

Henry in the Angle, A.D. 1280.— Close Rolls.

2 confused with Angel, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller at, or near, the angle or corner.

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

The Anglo-Norman family of De Angulo, or In Angulo (whence perhaps the English Corner), took their name from their barony of Angle, situated in a nook or angle, closo to Milford Haven, and their residence there was called Nangle's Castle. Gilbert de Angulo, who accompanied Strongbow to the Conquest of Ireland in 1172, was the progenitor of the Irish Nanglos.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Greek.) Prom άγγελος, a, messenger; also the name of a town in Prance where the family may have originated.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

A location name in South Wales.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Angle: a corner. Atten-Angle has given us Nangle. John de Angulo, 1273 (Hundred Rolls).

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Angle Last Name Facts

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

The last name Angle (Arabic: نغل, Marathi: आंगले, Russian: Англе) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Anglé or Ángle. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Angle? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 33,665th most common last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 462,056 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Angle live; 49 percent live in North America and 49 percent live in Anglo-North America. Angle is also the 92,869th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 5,291 people.

It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 7,494 people, or 1 in 48,367. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 9 percent live, Ohio, where 8 percent live and Virginia, where 7 percent live. Besides The United States Angle is found in 88 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 19 percent live and Myanmar, where 13 percent live.

Angle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Angle has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Angle surname rose 478 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 31 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it declined 43 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Angle Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Angle last name are 22.87% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 69.64% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Angle earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 58.8% less than the national average, earning R 97,896 per year; in United States they earn 0.9% more than the national average, earning $43,539 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.87% more than the national average, earning $50,115 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Anglé9312/
Ángle932/
Angele9117,270/
Angles916,465/
Angley91803/
Angler91622/
Gangle91406/
Anglea91396/
Angile91170/
Anglet91137/
Eangle9155/
Aungle9139/
Hangle9139/
Angèle9125/
Anglee9123/
Angleu9111/
Anglez9110/
Aangle917/
Anglle914/
Anglei913/
Anglie913/
Aingle912/
Angéle912/
Aengle911/
Anghle911/
Anggle911/
Agle891,332/
Angelle831,610/
Anguile83899/
Hangler83402/
Hangley83202/
Angleys83150/
Angiele83139/
Angless8394/
Anglley8346/
Hangele8331/
Anguele8329/
Gangley8321/
Aungles8315/
Anggile8310/
Hanglee838/
Angglei838/
Anglett836/
Aungler833/
Anggles833/
Angglie833/
Ganghle832/
Anglesh832/
Aunglee832/
Eanglee831/
Eangley831/
Anghlee831/
Angille831/
Anngler831/
Asingle831/
Hanglei831/
Angleas831/
Anglees831/
Anengle831/
Hangile831/
Ang'ele831/
Angller831/
Anglest830/
Aingley830/
Gaingle830/
Aingles830/
Engle8028,044/
Eagle8022,915/
Hagle801,267/
Agler801,197/
Angli801,085/
Aigle80647/
Angly80538/
Gagle80331/
Angla80303/
Aagle80258/
Agles80202/
Augle80139/
Agley80131/
Aglet8026/
Ongle8025/
Anglí807/
Aglea802/
Aglie802/
Ajgle801/
Aggle801/
Aglee801/
Anguille77260/
Angilley77184/
Angelley7736/
D'Angles7732/
Angelles7719/
Anglehed7712/
D'Angele778/
Asingile775/
Heanglee774/
Atengele772/
Asengele772/
Angaille771/
Angleova771/
Angillet771/
Angellea771/
Angeller771/
Angellet771/
Angeeles771/
Angiller771/
Angellei771/
Hanggley771/
Angellee770/
Gangelle770/
Anghel7351,810/
Hagler738,149/
Eagles736,299/
Hagley731,803/
Ongley73927/
Heagle73815/
Ongele73730/
Engley73458/
Gangli73323/
Gongle73300/
Hengle73255/
Eagler73182/
Anglit73170/
Anglis73168/
Eagley73137/
Anglès7395/
Anglay7393/
Aigler7378/
Anggil7377/
Anggel7374/
Gagley7372/
Haugle7355/
Angloi7351/
Hangla7351/
Angail7349/
Eingle7344/
Onglee7341/
Anglés7334/
Gangly7331/
Hangli7329/
Hongle7326/
Anggla7320/
Ongles7319/
Gagleh7315/
Aughle7314/
Aingla7314/
Augley7312/
Agless7311/
Angoil7311/
Englee7310/
Eaglet739/
Anghil739/
Aaglhe738/
Angliś738/
Agelle738/
Haggle737/
Ongile736/
Anglai735/
Angloy735/
Hangly734/
Haigle734/
Augler734/
Aglher734/
Anglid734/
Aigles733/
Angloa733/
Anglér733/
Haglet732/
Eengle732/
Englhe732/
Gaigle732/
Aungla732/
Agille732/
Amgele732/
Ongler731/
Eaghle731/
Englle731/
Gaygle731/
Aingli731/
Aigele731/
Aggler731/
Aglesh731/
Angelh731/
Asgley731/
Aghles731/
Anghla731/
Anggli731/
Aglets731/
Onglie731/
Hagleu731/
Anhgli731/
Angliy731/
Anglla731/
Ajgler731/
Auglea731/
Aygele731/
Ang'la731/
Haygle731/
Haglie730/
Gaugle730/
Aggles730/
Aigley730/
Haglee730/
Gaggle730/
Aghlea730/
Hagles730/
Haagle730/
Anglui730/
Aygler730/
Englea730/
Anggly730/
Oungle730/
Haghle730/
Anguillet71254/
Anguelles717/
Angilleth714/
Anguilles712/
Anguellee711/
Anguellez711/
Annghelle711/
Ogle6730,341/
Angella6711,546/
Agli673,727/
Haigler673,189/
Angliss67719/
Agla67592/
Onguele67404/
Anglais67343/
Angelli67243/
Hauglie67242/
Ong'ele67225/
Hongler67224/
Agly67215/
Angelly67198/
D'Aigle67135/
Aguille67121/
Agilles67114/
Angilly67107/
Heagler6780/
Haigley6779/
Anglisz6777/
Atingli6749/
Augelle6749/
Heagley6748/
Assenguele6748/
Houngle6741/
Haugley6734/
Haggler6733/
Anglois6731/
Hongile6725/
Heagele6722/
Akgülle6720/
Anglish6719/
Gaggley6718/
Honglei6718/
Anglaya6715/
Anghill6714/
Angheld6713/
Henglee6713/
Aggless6711/
Anggail6710/
Honglie678/
Heingle678/
Onghele678/
Angilla676/
Gaungli676/
Haugler675/
Gauggle674/
Atingly674/
Haghley674/
Honglee674/
Hengley673/
Aughley673/
Haigles673/
D'Eagle673/
Angeela673/
Ahgille673/
Hanglaa673/
Hongele672/
Angglis672/
Gonglee672/
Hassingler671/
Engelle671/
Engleey671/
Gaugley671/
Ganggel671/
Ganglli671/
Hagleer671/
Haglesr671/
Haglett671/
Amgelle671/
Ainglai671/
Ahnglay671/
Agilley671/
Anglitt671/
Augille671/
Ashglee671/
Aguelle671/
Oningle671/
Ongiele671/
Hanglay671/
Ganglly671/
Ageller671/
Agglher671/
Aighley671/
Angueheley671/
Anglich671/
Angetel671/
Eagless671/
Eaglles671/
D'Engle671/
On'gele671/
Ongelle671/
Gonglei671/
Aglj671/
Eingles671/
Anghell671/
Aunghla671/
Auggler671/
Haingla671/
Augless670/
Hongley670/
Haighle670/
Eageley670/
Haygler670/
Haggley670/
Gaigley670/
Haiglet670/
Hachgle670/
Haglead670/
Heagles670/
Hauglet670/
Aigleat670/
Auggles670/
Angeell670/
Goungle670/
Asingly670/

Angle Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Angle in the Marathi language
आंगलेangale78.95
आंगलेाकरangaleakara10.53
अंगालेangale10.53
Angle in the Russian language
Англеangle-
Angle in the Arabic language
نغلnghl-

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Footnotes

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