Explore the Family Name Engledow

The meaning of Engledow

English (Norfolk): possibly a nickname from Old French a(u)ngele de Dieu, Latin angelus dei ‘angel of God’, with substitution of Middle English engel for Anglo-Norman French aungel. However, it is possible that Engledow is a corruption of some other name, and an unexplained Lincolnshire and Leicestershire surname Ingelo(w) may be related.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Engledow experienced a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 59,293rd in popularity, while by 2010 it had dropped to 61,436th, marking a change of -3.61%. However, the count of individuals with the Engledow surname did increase slightly during this period, rising from 319 to 327, a growth of 2.51%. The proportion of individuals with this surname per 100,000 people also decreased by 8.33%, indicating that while the absolute number of people with this surname grew, its relative popularity declined.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#59,293	#61,436	-3.61%
Count	319	327	2.51%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.11	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Engledow

Regarding ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the Engledow surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010. This group accounted for 97.81% in 2000 and slightly decreased to 96.64% in 2010, a change of -1.20%. Notably, there was an introduction of a small percentage (2.14%) in 2010 who identified as belonging to two or more races. There were no recorded individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.81%	96.64%	-1.2%
Two or More Races	0%	2.14%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%