The Nagle surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 10,963 people carried this name — #3,292 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 26,900 people counted. That is up 3% from 10,650 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Nagle surname

From Norman Irish surname, originally "de Angulos". Also spelled as Neagle and Nangle.

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

In Ireland’s birth registers, 1890

Ireland registered 39 births for the Nagle name in 1890.

They were registered in all four provinces, most of all in Munster. By the Registrar-General’s own method — births multiplied by 44.38 — that is about 1,700 people bearing the name in Ireland at the time. 7 of them were indexed under other spellings of the name. The Registrar-General’s note on the name: “Cork.”

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

Where they were born, 1890

Munster 32
Leinster 3
Ulster 3
Connacht 1

Registrar-General for Ireland, «Special Report on Surnames in Ireland» (R. E. Matheson, 1894), births index of 1890 — public domain.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 111 people named Nagle 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 Tucumán.

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

Where they live today

Tucumán 35
City of Buenos Aires 33
Buenos Aires Province 32
San Juan 11

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 49 people named Nagle.

6 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 14 départements, most often Moselle.

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

Where they were born

Born outside France 6
Moselle 11
Oise 10
Paris 5
French Polynesia 3
Meurthe-et-Moselle 2
Seine-et-Marne 2
Wallis and Futuna 1
Rhône 1

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

In the Nordic population registers

24 people named Nagle is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 24

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 the first U.S. census, 1790

43 families named Nagle, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 242 people lived in those households, 5.6 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 3 other spellings. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

Pennsylvania 38
Maryland 3
New York 2

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 255 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Nagle in American newspapers,
1889–1900.

Newspaper page from Daily Kennebec Journal carrying the name Nagle
Daily Kennebec Journal 1900-09-25
Newspaper page from Helena Weekly Herald carrying the name Nagle
Helena Weekly Herald 1889-08-22
Newspaper page from The Anaconda Standard carrying the name Nagle
The Anaconda Standard 1898-08-13

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 106,256 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Nagle in Australian newspapers,
1830s–2000s.

11,911 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Nagle. The most, 2,256, 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 1.6 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 6,499
Victoria 2,530
Queensland 1,725
Western Australia 386
South Australia 376
ACT (Canberra) 207
Tasmania 145
Northern Territory 6

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

Who carried it

People named Nagle,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Nano Nagle
    Nano Nagle 1728–1784 · Christian nun
  • Corydon M. Nagle d. 1919 · politician
  • Mary Nagle d. 1770
  • Gilbert Nagle d. 1917
  • Mary Nagle d. 1747
  • Alice Nagle d. 1928

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 Nagle,
in the records of 7 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 States2,593 records

2,593 records of the Nagle name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 974
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 560
  • Other U.S. records 1,059
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Chester A. Nagle

    Born 1919 in Mississippi. Enlisted 1942 at Camp Shelby; transport worker from Tishumingo County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2001, buried at Bishop Cemetery, Iuka, Mississippi.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Arline Nagle

    Born 1899 in New York. Enlisted 1944 in the Women's Army Corps at Jamaica; clerk from Queens County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1961, 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)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Julia Nagle

    Arrived at New York in 1892 aboard the Britannic from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 25; servant. From Queenstown, Ireland; bound for Connecticut.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 2,593 records for Nagle in the United States.

Counts: NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · New York State, Open NY (police and firefighter memorial rolls). 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).

Australia349 records

349 records of the Nagle name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 132
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 97
  • Other Australian records 120
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Ellen Nagle

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Midlothian, sailing from Kingston in 1852. Native of Cork. Applied for permission to marry in Van Diemen's Land in 1856. Married 1856 in Hobart, Tasmania, aged 24.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (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 Patrick Nagle

    Arrived in Victoria in 1885 aboard the Cuzco, aged 24; Irish.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Thos J. Nagle

    Dairyman of Geelong, Victoria; died 1887.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 349 records for Nagle in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · ACT Government, Transport Canberra and City Services (CC BY 4.0) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Netherlands273 records

273 records of the Nagle name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 136
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 135
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 2
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Joseph Antonius Naglé

    Married in 1924 in Geertruidenberg. Died 1967 in Raamsdonk.

    Open Archives, Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Regina Elisabeth Adriana Nagle

    Married in 1889 in Zevenbergen. Died 1905 in Rotterdam, aged 65.

    Open Archives, Brabants Historisch Informatie Centrum (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Anna Maria Naglé

    Born 1852 in Neede. Died 1909 in Dordrecht, aged 56.

    Open Archives, Gelders Archief (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Regionaal Archief Rivierenland (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 273 records for Nagle 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).

Canada54 records

54 records of the Nagle name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 33
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 7
  • Other Canadian records 14
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record John Nagle

    Came to Ontario in 1870 aboard the Scandavian, landing at Quebec, bound for St Catharines, Ontario; English.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Reginald Ernest Nagle

    Buried in 1999 at St. Mary's Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 82.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Ellen Laura Nagle

    Died 1923 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 54 records for Nagle in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · City of Niagara Falls. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Niagara Falls. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

France21 records

21 records of the Nagle name in France
  • France's national death register, 1970–2001 20
  • Loire-Atlantique's First World War dead 1
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Auguste Georges Nagle

    Born 1897 in Paris; died 1974 in Compiègne (Oise).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record Jean Marie Auguste Nagle

    Born 1889 in Paris. Died in the First World War on 28 January 1919 at Tunis - Hôpital militaire du Belvédère (Tunisie); recorded “Mort pour la France”.

    Département de Loire-Atlantique, Mémorial virtuel des morts pour la France (Licence Ouverte 2.0)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Bridget Josephine Nagle

    Born 1963 in Ireland; died 1998 in Beauvais (Oise).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 21 records for Nagle in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte) · Département de Loire-Atlantique, Mémorial virtuel des morts pour la France (Licence Ouverte 2.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain); Livre d’or of the war dead, Paris, Ministère des pensions, Archives nationales (CC0).

Germany10 records

10 records of the Nagle name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list August Nägle

    From Gershasen, Westerburg. Reported missing in the Prussian casualty list of 23 November 1916 (Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 118).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Jakob Nägle

    From Albersweiler, Pfalz. Reported dead in the Bavarian casualty list of 6 November 1917.

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 2 of 10 records for Nagle in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

United Kingdom6 records

6 records of the Nagle name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record T. Nagle

    Duke of Wellington's Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1919.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record A. J. W. Nagle

    Royal Garrison Artillery. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record J. Nagle

    Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment). Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 3 of 6 records for Nagle in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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