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I was looking for the origin of the last name Rangeloff but cannot seem to locate it. I guess if I had to assume I would guess Albanian or German, or somewhere in those whereabouts.
If anyone could help with origin or even history, that would be great.
If anyone could help with origin or even history, that would be great.
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I was thinking it was an aglicization of Rangelov, the Russian spelling
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a variant of ...Rengel
Swiss German: from a pet form of a Germanic personal name formed with rang ‘curved’, ‘bending’; ‘slender’.
Spanish: habitational name from a place called Rengel in Málaga province
The -off is a diminutive likely meaning "son of"
Swiss German: from a pet form of a Germanic personal name formed with rang ‘curved’, ‘bending’; ‘slender’.
Spanish: habitational name from a place called Rengel in Málaga province
The -off is a diminutive likely meaning "son of"
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This name is certainly Bulgarian, though perhaps found elsewhere. The usual spelling in English would be Rangelov. Rangel appears to be a male forename, and a corrupt form of Archangel. Angelov, from Angel, is also a Bulgarian surname.
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