How common is the surname Angell?

7,725 people in the United States had the surname Angell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 39,967 Americans. It ranked 4,593rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Angell?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Angell identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Angell?

James Rowland Angell, American psychologist and educator (1869–1949), followed by David Angell.

Where is the surname Angell most common?

Wikidata records people named Angell in the United States.

Is the surname Angell getting more or less common?

More common. 7,010 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,725 in 2010, up 10%.

The surname Angell

A surname, carried by 7,725 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex A524

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Angell is more common than 97.2% of them.

Origin

English variant spelling of Angel.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,725 people named Angell in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 39,967 Americans. That is up 10% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,010.

#4,593

rank among US surnames

7,725

people in 2010

2.6

per 100,000 Americans

+10.2%

change since 2000 (was #4,626)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,589	Bahr	7,731	39,936
#4,590	Bickford	7,728	39,952
#4,592	Kraemer	7,726	39,962
#4,593	Angell	7,725	39,967

Who is named Angell

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

94% of people named Angell identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.1%
Two or more races 1.2%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Angells

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

James Rowland Angell
American psychologist and educator (1869–1949)
David Angell
American screenwriter and television producer (1946-2001)
James Burrill Angell
American diplomat (1829–1916)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Angell

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

Questions

Where does the surname Angell come from?: English variant spelling of Angel.
How common is the surname Angell?: 7,725 people in the United States had the surname Angell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 39,967 Americans. It ranked 4,593rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Angell?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Angell identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Angell?: James Rowland Angell, American psychologist and educator (1869–1949), followed by David Angell.
Where is the surname Angell most common?: Wikidata records people named Angell in the United States.
Is the surname Angell getting more or less common?: More common. 7,010 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,725 in 2010, up 10%.