The Angeles surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 14,128 people carried this name — #2,559 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 20,900 people counted. That is up 59% from 8,873 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Angeles surname

From ángeles (“angels”), shortened from María (de los) Ángeles, a Roman Catholic epithet of the Virgin Mary as the Queen of Angels.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Ángeles» (Spanish), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 434 people named Angeles 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 map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 194
City of Buenos Aires 127
Córdoba 53
Jujuy 46
Santa Fe 14

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

51 people named Angeles live in Switzerland.

They live in 6 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Geneva.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Geneva 20
Vaud 8
Zurich 8
Bern 7
St. Gallen 5
Valais 3

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 print

Angeles in American newspapers,
1918–1920.

Newspaper page from The Bourbon News carrying the name Angeles
The Bourbon News 1920-04-30
Newspaper page from St. Landry Clarion carrying the name Angeles
St. Landry Clarion 1918-07-20
Newspaper page from The Washington Times carrying the name Angeles
The Washington Times 1919-12-08

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 49 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Angeles in Australian newspapers,
1890s–1980s.

653 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Angeles. The most, 334, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in the Northern Territory, at 87.2 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Northern Territory 124
New South Wales 53
Victoria 37
Queensland 28
South Australia 18
Tasmania 13
Western Australia 9
ACT (Canberra) 7

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Angeles.

Who carried it

People named Angeles,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Pablo Ángeles David
    Pablo Ángeles David 1889–1965 · judge
  • Bert Angeles 1875–1950 · actor
  • Elna Annie Angeles 1911–1986 · cook
  • Carlos Angeles 1921– · writer
  • Jack Angeles 1950–2009 · actor

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Angeles,
in the records of 4 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States245 records

245 records of the Angeles name in the United States
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 186
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 36
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 15
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 5
  • Sacramento County historic burials 2
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Benjamin D. Angeles

    Born 1905. Enlisted 1942 at Fort Jay Governors Island, New York; waiter from Queens County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1955, buried at Long Island National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Nicolas Angeles

    Arrived at New York in 1886 aboard the Canada from Havre, aged 48; laborer. From Germany.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Jose D. Angeles

    U.S. Navy veteran of the Vietnam War. Born 1932, died 1997; buried at Mainegondon Agliperyan Cemetery, Cavite City.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 245 records for Angeles in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Netherlands10 records

10 records of the Angeles name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 5
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 5
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Maria Angeles

    Married in 1820 in Gestel en Blaarthem; born 1787 in Gestel.

    Open Archives, Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Maria Angeles

    Died 1837 in Gestel.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Historisch Centrum Eindhoven (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Catharina Angeles

    Married in 1709 in Axel.

    Open Archives, Zeeuws Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 10 records for Angeles in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

France3 records

3 records of the Angeles name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Raymond Etienne Angeles

    Born 1933 in Paris; died 1977 in Paris.

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Marie Dolores Germaine Angeles

    Born 1952 in Saint-Lô; died 1973 in Quibou (Manche).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Jesus Angeles

    Born 1909 in Spain; died 1990 in Bergerac (Dordogne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Australia2 records

2 records of the Angeles name in Australia Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Mary Angeles

    Arrived in Victoria in 1912 aboard the Zieten, aged 47.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Gustave Angeles

    Arrived in Victoria in 1912 aboard the Zieten, aged 56.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

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