Rangel
family name
Rangel (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʁɐ̃ˈʒɛl], Spanish pronunciation: [raŋˈxel]) is a surname of Portuguese origin.
Rangel is a toponymic surname. The origin of the term is uncertain but French And Germanic roots are discussed, one are from the German "ragin-walt" - a mighty ruler.
Other theory about the origin of surname is the
Rang a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.
Place where the estate would have been named after this place in Portugal with the addition of the suffix EL
The Surname came from the estate of “Ronge or Range”, later Rangel, located in Ribeira de Coselhas, Coimbra Portugal. It belonged to Gundisalvus and was taken from the Moors, during the siege of Coimbra in 1117 in the Christian reconquest of the Iberian Peninsula. The surname is found in Portugal, Spain, Germany, France, England, United States, Brazil, Venezuela, Mexico, Russia, East Timor, and Angola.
In places like Mexico the surname is strictly linked to the Spanish branch of the surname during colonial ages, in other places are the original Portuguese branch. In Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Hawaii, New England in general and in The United Kingdom the surname is closely related to recent Portuguese migrations.
Notable people with this name
Alan Rangel, Mexican baseball pitcher
Ana Maria Rangel, Brazilian politician and Progressive Republican Party candidate in the 2006 Brazilian presidential election
Àngel Rangel, Spanish former football player who played for Swansea City
Arturo Soto Rangel, Mexican film, television, and stage actor
Beatrice Rangel, Venezuelan writer and politician
Beatriz Paredes Rangel, Mexican politician affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party
Carlos Rangel, Venezuelan writer, liberal, journalist, and diplomat
Carlos Rangel Garbiras, Venezuelan physician and politician
Charles Rangel (1930–2025), American politician
David Rangel, Mexican football (soccer) player
David Rangel Pastor, Spanish football player currently playing for CD Castellón
Domingo Alberto Rangel, Venezuelan writer, journalist, and founder of the Revolutionary Left Movement
Eleazar Díaz Rangel, Venezuelan journalist and director of the Últimas Noticias newspaper
Esdras Rangel, Mexican football (soccer) goalkeeper
Francisco Rangel Gómez, Venezuelan politician and governor of Bolívar
Garret Rangel, American football player
Godofredo Rangel, Brazilian writer
Gustavo Rangel Briceño, Venezuelan military officer and ex.
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