How common is the surname Angel?

24,895 people in the United States had the surname Angel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,402 Americans. It ranked 1,428th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Angel?

Criss Angel, American illusionist (born 1967), followed by Asher Angel.

Where is the surname Angel most common?

Wikidata records people named Angel in the United States, the United Kingdom and Brazil.

How do you pronounce Angel?

Angel is /ˈeɪn.d͡ʒəl/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Angel getting more or less common?

More common. 19,316 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 24,895 in 2010, up 29%.

Is Angel also a first name?

Yes. Angel is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Angel

A surname, carried by 24,895 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈeɪn.d͡ʒəl/ 2 syllables Soundex A524 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Angel is more common than 99.1% of them.

Origin

A surname

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 24,895 people named Angel in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 12,402 Americans. That is up 29% since 2000, when the Census counted 19,316.

#1,428

rank among US surnames

24,895

people in 2010

8.4

per 100,000 Americans

+28.9%

change since 2000 (was #1,704)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,419	Givens	25,067	12,317
#1,420	Tipton	25,064	12,318
#1,421	Coffman	24,980	12,360
#1,422	Greenwood	24,971	12,364
#1,423	Curran	24,969	12,365
#1,424	Childress	24,937	12,381
#1,425	Fish	24,924	12,387

Who is named Angel

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

51% of people named Angel identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 43% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as Black (not Hispanic).

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 51%
White (not Hispanic) 43%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.5%
Two or more races 1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Angels

7 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Criss Angel
American illusionist (born 1967)
Asher Angel
American actor, born 2002
Jack Angel
American voice actor (1930–2021)
Jimmie Angel
American aviator (1899–1956)
Buck Angel
American FtM pornographic actor, born 1962
Heather Angel
British actress (1909–1986)
Zuzu Angel
Brazilian-American fashion designer (1921-1976)

Notable Angels come mostly from the United States (5), the United Kingdom (1) and Brazil (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Angell

Surnames that sound like Angel

Angel has the Soundex code A524, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A524.

Questions

How common is the surname Angel?: 24,895 people in the United States had the surname Angel in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,402 Americans. It ranked 1,428th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Angel?: In the 2010 Census, 51% of people named Angel identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 43% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Angel?: Criss Angel, American illusionist (born 1967), followed by Asher Angel.
Where is the surname Angel most common?: Wikidata records people named Angel in the United States, the United Kingdom and Brazil.
How do you pronounce Angel?: Angel is /ˈeɪn.d͡ʒəl/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Angel getting more or less common?: More common. 19,316 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 24,895 in 2010, up 29%.
What are other spellings of Angel?: Angell.
Is Angel also a first name?: Yes. Angel is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.