Angell
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Frequency: (2992)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
English variant spelling of Angel, or an Americanized form of any of the various European cognates mentioned there.
FOREBEARS: Thomas Angell came to New England with Roger Williams in 1631. He was one of the earliest settlers of Providence, RI.
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Oxford Dictionary of Family Names
Dictionary of American Family Names. Copyright © 2006 Patrick Hanks. All rights reserved.
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Angell, Sir Norman
(British economist and pacifist)
David Angell
(Writer, Comedy)
James Burrill Angell
(American educator, writer & statesman)
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