Angel Family History

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Angel Name Meaning

English: from Middle English angel ‘angel’ (from Latin angelus), probably applied as a nickname for someone of angelic temperament or appearance or for someone who played the part of an angel in a pageant. As a North American surname it may also be an Americanized form of a cognate European surname, as for example Italian Angelo, Rumanian Anghel, Czech Andel, or Hungarian Angyal. German: ethnic name for a member of a Germanic people on the Jutland peninsula; members of this tribe invaded eastern and northern Britain in the 5th–6th centuries and gave their name to England. See Engel. Slovenian (eastern Slovenia): from the Latin personal name Angelus.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Engel, Andel, Angelo, Mangel, Anger, Ancel, Bandel, Daniel, Ranger

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Angel Ethnicity Estimate

What are the common regions with the Angel name?

These results combine data from everyone in the AncestryDNA® database with the last name Angel. The Ancestry® ethnicity regions shown are top five most common on average for these people.

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  • England & Wales

    40%

  • Ireland & Scotland

    13%

  • Native American—North, Central, South

    7%

  • Germanic Europe

    7%

  • Spain

    4%

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Angel Family Origin

Where is the Angel family from?

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You can see how Angel families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Angel family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Angel families were found in the USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 322 Angel families living in London. This was about 25% of all the recorded Angel's in the UK. London had the highest population of Angel families in 1891.
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Angel Family Occupations

What did your Angel ancestors do for a living?

In 1881, the most common Angel occupation in the UK was Agricultural Labourer. 7% of Angel's were Agricultural Labourers. A less common occupation for the Angel family was Farmer. Agricultural Labourer, Coal Miner and Labourer were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Angel.

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  • Agricultural Labourer

    7%

  • Coal Miner

    4%

  • Labourer

    4%

  • Farmer

    2%

Census records can tell you a lot of little known facts about your Angel ancestors, such as occupation. Occupation can tell you about your ancestor's social and economic status.

Angel Historical Records

What Angel family records will you find?

Census Record

There are 107,000 census records available for the last name Angel. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Angel census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 15,000 immigration records available for the last name Angel. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Card

There are 16,000 military records available for the last name Angel. For the veterans among your Angel ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Angel Life Expectancy

What is the average Angel lifespan?

Between 1940 and 2004, in the United States, Angel life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1957, and highest in 1986. The average life expectancy for Angel in 1940 was 31, and 75 in 2004.

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An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your Angel ancestors lived in harsh conditions. A short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in your family. The SSDI is a searchable database of more than 70 million names. You can find birthdates, death dates, addresses and more.

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