The Angel surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 24,895 people carried this name — #1,428 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 11,800 people counted. That is up 29% from 19,316 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 4,286 people named Angel live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 376 people named Angel.
92 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 46 départements, most often Paris.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
200 people named Angel have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 314 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 8 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Pomeranian.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
56 people named Angel live in Switzerland.
They live in 9 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In the Nordic population registers
272 people named Angel is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
In print
Angel in American newspapers,
1896–1912.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.
Who carried it
People named Angel,
with a public archive behind them.
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Philips Angel 1616–1683 · painter -
Philips Angel II 1618–1664 · painter -
Benjamin F. Angel 1815–1894 · judge -
Gösta Angel d. 1977 · engineer
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John Angel d. 1566 · writer
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Edward Angel d. 1673
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Angel.
- Andy 657 · U.S. census
- Ane 206 · U.S. census
- Anelli 277 · U.S. census
- Anes 521 · U.S. census
- Anest 223 · U.S. census
- Ange 1,275 · U.S. census
- Angele 157 · U.S. census
- Angeleri 129 · U.S. census
- Angeletti 504 · U.S. census
- Angeli 775 · U.S. census
- Angelini 1,648 · U.S. census
- Angelo 7,728 · U.S. census
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