Anguille Surname

988,329th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 260 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Anguille Surname User-submission:

a) for a fisherman or aperson who sold that type of fish

b) a person who was skilled either in escaping a situation or in conning others

There is an expression that means a situation is fishy in French.

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Anguille Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2441:272,22441,905
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Anguille Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This name came from the name given to "Eel" in French. Many other fishes are also called "Anguille". They need to look like an eel, or a snake, but be a fish. I have been told that the name could have been given for either of the two reason:

a) for a fisherman or aperson who sold that type of fish

b) a person who was skilled either in escaping a situation or in conning others

There is an expression that means a situation is fishy in French. In times past they would say that, "il y a anguille sous roche." - "There is an eel under the rock."

- isabelle

Anguille Last Name Facts

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

The last name Anguille occurs in France more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Anguille? popularity and diffusion

It is the 988,329th most common surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 28,029,023 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Anguille live; 95 percent live in Western Europe and 94 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

Anguille is most widespread in France, where it is carried by 244 people, or 1 in 272,224. In France Anguille is primarily found in: Occitanie, where 28 percent reside, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 27 percent reside and Centre-Val de Loire, where 26 percent reside. Aside from France this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

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Angiller881/
Angillet881/
Anglle864/
Anguelles827/
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Angelle801,610/
Angilly80107/
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Angilla806/
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Angillio752/
Angielli752/
Angellea751/
Angillia751/
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Angellee750/
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Angley71803/
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Anglez7110/
Aangle717/
Anglie713/
Anglei713/
Aingle712/
Anggle711/
Annghelle711/
Anglla711/
Anghle711/
Anglui710/
Angella6711,546/
Hangler67402/
Angelli67243/
Hangley67202/
Angelly67198/
Angleys67150/
Angless6794/
Gangley6721/
Aungles6715/
Angglei678/
Hanglee678/
Anglett676/
Anggles673/
Angglie673/
Aungler673/
Aunglee672/
Anglesh672/
Ganghle672/
Anglees671/
Angleas671/
Angueheley671/
Ganglly671/
Ongelle671/
Hanglei671/
Eanglee671/
Eangley671/
Ganglli671/
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Anengle671/
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