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    The surname Engels

    A German surname, carried by 3,213 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈɛŋɡəlz/ 2 syllables Soundex E524

    Engels: #10,026 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Engels #10,026, 3,213 people Engels: #10,026 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Engels #10,026, 3,213 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Engels is more common than 93.8% of them.

    Origin

    German origin

    Borrowed from German Engels.

    One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 3,213 people named Engels in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 96,093 Americans. That is up 6.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,030.

    #10,026
    rank among US surnames
    3,213
    people in 2010
    1.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    +6%
    change since 2000 (was #9,839)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #10,019Billman3,21895,943
    #10,021Meltzer3,21696,003
    #10,023Baynes3,21596,033
    #10,026Ullman3,21396,093
    #10,029Trotman3,21296,123
    #10,030Copper3,21196,152
    #10,034Backman3,21096,182

    Who is named Engels

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

    95% of people named Engels identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 95%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
    • Two or more races 1.1%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 1.0%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Engelss

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Björn Engels
      Belgian association football player, born 1994

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Engels

    Engels has the Soundex code E524, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code E524.

    Other German surnames

    All 1,101 German surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Engels come from?
    Borrowed from German Engels.
    How common is the surname Engels?
    3,213 people in the United States had the surname Engels in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 96,093 Americans. It ranked 10,026th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Engels?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Engels identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Engels?
    Björn Engels, Belgian association football player.
    Where is the surname Engels most common?
    Wikidata records people named Engels in Belgium.
    How do you pronounce Engels?
    Engels is /ˈɛŋɡəlz/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname Engels getting more or less common?
    More common. 3,030 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,213 in 2010, up 6.0%.