Angle Family History
Angle Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Angle in Pembrokes (see Nangle ) or more frequently a topographic name for someone who lived on an odd corner of land from Middle English angle (from Latin angelus ‘angle corner’). French (mainly Gironde): topographic name from angle ‘corner angle’ (compare 1 above) or perhaps a nickname from a homonymous Old French term denoting a measure of grain. This surname is very rare in France. Americanized form of German or Dutch Engel .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022