Explore the Family Name Arcangel

The meaning of Arcangel

Spanish (Arcángel): from the personal name Arcángel, from arcángel ‘archangel’. This surname is most common in the Philippines.

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How common is the last name Arcangel in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Arcangel showed significant growth in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 65,668th in the United States but climbed to 47,356th by 2010, marking an increase of 27.89 percent. The number of people bearing this surname also grew during this decade. In 2000, there were 282 individuals with the Arcangel surname, and this figure rose by 58.87 percent to 448 in 2010. Accordingly, the proportion of individuals with the Arcangel surname per 100,000 people in the U.S. increased by 50 percent over this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#65,668	#47,356	27.89%
Count	282	448	58.87%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.15	50%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Arcangel

Looking at ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of individuals with the Arcangel surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander in both 2000 and 2010. However, there was a decrease of 9.52 percent in this category over the decade. Meanwhile, the percentage of those identifying as having two or more races went up by 17.22 percent. The percentage of White individuals with this surname decreased by 17.78 percent, while those identifying as Hispanic saw a substantial increase of 102.08 percent. There was no change in the American Indian and Alaskan Native category, and the Black category made an appearance in 2010 with a small 1.34 percent representation.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	64.89%	58.71%	-9.52%
White	17.38%	14.29%	-17.78%
Hispanic	6.74%	13.62%	102.08%
Two or More Races	10.28%	12.05%	17.22%
Black	0%	1.34%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%