The Engle surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 19,226 people carried this name — #1,866 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 15,300 people counted. That is up 1% from 19,022 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 21 people named Engle.

Those born in France came from 5 départements, most often Rhône.

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

Where they were born

Rhône 9
Haute-Loire 7
Jura 3
Paris 1
Yvelines 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 20 people named Engle 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 Santa Fe.

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

Where they live today

Santa Fe 20

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

In print

Engle in American newspapers,
1906–1913.

Newspaper page from The Greenville Times carrying the name Engle
The Greenville Times 1906-02-24
Newspaper page from The Greenville Times carrying the name Engle
The Greenville Times 1906-02-10
Newspaper page from The Ronan Pioneer carrying the name Engle
The Ronan Pioneer 1913-03-21

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 143,557 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Engle in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1980s.

930 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Engle. The most, 200, 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 New South Wales, at 1.3 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 407
Queensland 211
Victoria 143
South Australia 76
Tasmania 45
Western Australia 30
ACT (Canberra) 16
Northern Territory 1

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

Who carried it

People named Engle,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Addie C. Strong Engle
    Addie C. Strong Engle 1845–1926 · writer
  • Clyde Engle
    Clyde Engle 1884–1939 · baseball player
  • Lavinia Engle
    Lavinia Engle 1892–1979
  • Anita Engle d. 1994 · archaeologist
  • James Engle 1757–1821 · politician
  • Peter H. Engle 1808–1844 · lawyer

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 Engle,
in the records of 5 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 States1,633 records

1,633 records of the Engle name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 728
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 311
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 272
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 122
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 109
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 79
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 5
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 3
  • Sacramento County historic burials 3
  • Ramsey County (Minnesota) Memorial Hall, war dead 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Fred H. Engle

    Born 1917 in Oregon. Enlisted 1943 at Buckley Field Denver, Colorado; aircraft worker. U.S. Army Air Forces veteran of World War II; died 2001, buried at Lookingglass Cmetery, Roseburg, Oregon.

    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 Helena Engle

    Arrived at New York in 1892 aboard the Circassia from Glasgow and Moville, aged 18; farmer. From Turek, Russia; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Darrell Leroy Engle

    Born 1948; from Lawndale, California. U.S. Army, heavy vehicle driver; died in service 1968 in Binh Dinh, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 1,633 records for Engle in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · Ramsey County, Minnesota (public domain). 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); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Australia17 records

17 records of the Engle name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 11
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 6
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Auguste Engle

    Arrived in Queensland in 1881 aboard the Carnatic, aged 7.

    Queensland State Archives (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 Gwen Engle

    Arrived in Victoria in 1914 aboard the Argyllshire, aged 23.

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

    Arrived in Queensland in 1881 aboard the Carnatic, aged 29.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 17 records for Engle in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (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).

France12 records

12 records of the Engle 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 Martial Michel Engle

    Born 1953 in Lyon; died 1973 in Bron (Rhône).

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

    Born 1896 in Groslay (Yvelines); died 1983 in Montmorency (Val-d'Oise).

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

    Born 1905 in Saint-Haon; died 1981 in Le Puy (Haute-Loire).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 12 records for Engle in France.

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).

Canada6 records

6 records of the Engle name in Canada
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 4
  • City of Waterloo (Ontario) cemetery records 2
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Evelyn Amelia Engle

    Buried in 1993 at Union Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 81.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Milton Engle

    Buried in 1904 at Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo, Ontario.

    Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Percy Engle

    Buried in 1933 at Burnsland Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.

Showing 3 of 6 records for Engle in Canada.

Counts: City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the Engle name in the United Kingdom St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record John Engle

    Buried in 1816 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 63.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Counts: MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

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