The Rangel surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 57,549 people carried this name — #578 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 5,130 people counted. That is up 37% from 41,868 in 2000.

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In Argentina’s national register

At least 752 people named Rangel 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 City of Buenos Aires.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

City of Buenos Aires 455
Buenos Aires Province 206
Córdoba 45
Santa Fe 31
Mendoza 15

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

In Switzerland’s population statistics

82 people named Rangel live in Switzerland.

They live in 12 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

Zurich 19
Geneva 12
Vaud 11
Fribourg 7
Aargau 6
Solothurn 5
Thurgau 5
St. Gallen 5

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

Rangel in American newspapers,
1885–1929.

Newspaper page from The Arkansaw Traveler carrying the name Rangel
The Arkansaw Traveler 1885-12-26
Newspaper page from New-York Tribune carrying the name Rangel
New-York Tribune 1910-04-13
Newspaper page from La OpinióN carrying the name Rangel
La OpinióN 1929-12-27

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 9,242 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Rangel in Australian newspapers,
1920s–1930s.

37 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Rangel. The most, 19, date from the 1930s.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 10
Queensland 9
Victoria 5
ACT (Canberra) 4
South Australia 2

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

Who carried it

People named Rangel,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Miguel da Cruz Rangel
    Miguel da Cruz Rangel 1571–1646 · Catholic bishop
  • Olof Jakob von Post
    Olof Jakob von Post 1771–1830 · military personnel
  • Carl Rangel von Post
    Carl Rangel von Post 1811–1876 · military personnel
  • Justo de Azambuja Rangel
    Justo de Azambuja Rangel 1835–1922 · politician
  • Godofredo Rangel
    Godofredo Rangel 1864–1951 · writer

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped — Olof Jakob von Post: Modestus~svwiki, CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0); Carl Rangel von Post: Modestus~svwiki, CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0); the others are in the public domain or CC0 · 126 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Rangel,
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 States1,102 records

1,102 records of the Rangel name in the United States
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 772
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 170
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 130
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 14
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 8
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 5
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Eulalio N. Rangel

    Born 1929; from Bexar County, Texas. U.S. Army, heavy weapons assault crewman; killed in action 1950 in South Korea. Buried at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (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 Carlos D. Rangel

    Born 1917 in Texas. Enlisted 1944 at Detroit, Michigan; aircraft worker. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1981, buried at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Texas.

    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 Therese Rangel

    Arrived at Baltimore in 1887 aboard the America from Bremen, aged 23; servant. From Germany.

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

Showing 3 of 1,102 records for Rangel 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) · 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, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Germany6 records

6 records of the Rangel 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 Johann Rangel

    From Augsburg. Reported wounded in the Bavarian casualty list of 16 September 1915 (Infantry Regiment No. 3).

    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 Anton Rangel

    From Pfersee, Schwaben. Reported missing in the Bavarian casualty list of 24 May 1917; then reported taken prisoner in the list of 29 November 1917.

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

    From Dachstein, Kr. Molsheim. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 4 November 1914.

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

Showing 3 of 6 records for Rangel 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).

France4 records

4 records of the Rangel 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 Thomas Rangel

    Born 1905 in Spain; died 1992 in Montarnaud (Hérault).

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

    Born 1912 in Spain; died 2000 in Avignon (Vaucluse).

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

    Born 1894 in Dachstein; died 1973 in Dachstein (Bas-Rhin).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 4 records for Rangel 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).

Netherlands1 record

1 record of the Rangel name in the Netherlands Dutch church registers before 1811
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Johanna Rangel

    Married in 1781 in Nieuweschans.

    Open Archives, Groninger Archieven (CC BY 4.0)

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).

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