Where does the surname angles originate from?

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Where does the surname angles originate from?

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: English

angles is an ancient name whose history on English soil dates back to the wave of emigration that followed the Norman Conquest of England in 1066. The name comes from the Old English personal name Angel, which is derived from the Latin Angelus and the Greek Angelos, which means a messenger. The personal name also appeared in the feminine forms of Angela and Angelina.

Spelling variations of this family name include: Angell, Angel, Angle, Anegall, Anegal, Anegoll and others.

First found in Lancashire where they were seated from very early times, some say before the Norman Conquest of England by Duke William in 1066 A.D.

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: John Angell of England who settled in Rhode Island in 1631. In Newfoundland, Samuel Angell who settled in Petty Harbourin 1725; Samuel Angel was a fisherman of St. John's in 1790.