Rangel (,
) 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
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in the
Doubs
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Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
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France
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.
Place where the estate would have been named after this place in
Portugal
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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
Coimbra (, also , , or ) is a city and a municipality in Portugal. The population of the municipality at the 2011 census was 143,397, in an area of .
The fourth-largest urban area in Portugal after Lisbon, Porto, and Braga, it is the largest cit ...
Portugal
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. It belonged to Gundisalvus and was taken from the
Moors
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Moors are not a distinct or ...
, during the siege of
Coimbra
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The fourth-largest urban area in Portugal after Lisbon, Porto, and Braga, it is the largest cit ...
in
1117
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Events
By place
Europe
* King Stephen II of Hungary regains Dalmatia from Venice while the Venetians are on a naval ...
Iberian peninsula
The Iberian Peninsula (),
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* Aragonese and Occitan: ''Peninsula Iberica''
**
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* french: Péninsule Ibérique
* mwl, Península Eibérica
* eu, Iberiar penintsula also known as Iberia, is a peninsula in southwestern Europe, def ...
. The surname is found in
Portugal
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,
Spain
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, image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg
, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, i ...
,
Germany
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,
France
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,
England
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,
United States
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Brazil
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Venezuela
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Mexico
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Russia
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East Timor
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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
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Hawaii
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New England
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in general and in
The United Kingdom
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the surname is closely related to recent portuguese migrations.
Notable people with this name
* Ana Maria Rangel, Brazilian politician; she was the Progressive Republican Party presidential candidate in 2006
* Àngel Rangel, Spanish football player currently playing for Swansea City
* Beatrice Rangel, Venezuelan writer and politician
*
Carlos Rangel
Carlos Rangel (17 September 1929 – 15 January 1988) was a Venezuelan liberal writer, journalist and diplomat.
Background
Carlos Enrique Rangel Guevara was born in Caracas on 17 September 1929. His parents were José Antonio Rangel Báez and ...
, Venezuelan writer, liberal, journalist and diplomat.
* Carlos Rangel Garbiras, Venezuelan physician and politician
*
Charles B. Rangel
Charles Bernard Rangel (, ; born June 11, 1930) is an American politician who was a U.S. representative for districts in New York from 1971 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the second-longest serving incumbent member of the ...
, Democratic member of the USA House of Representatives since 1971
* David Rangel, Mexican football (soccer) player
* David Rangel Pastor, Spanish football player currently playing for CD Castellón
* Domingo Alberto Rangel, Venezuelan writer, journalist, founder of MIR leftist party
* Esdras Rangel, Mexican football (soccer) goalkeeper
* Eleazar Diaz Rangel, Venezuelan journalist, director of Ultimas Noticias newspaper
*
Francisco Rangel Gómez
Francisco Gómez is a Venezuelan politician. He was governor of Bolívar state. In the 2008 Venezuelan regional elections he won 67% of the vote, against Andrés Velásquez' 30%. He was previously president of the Corporacion Venezolana de Gua ...
, Venezuelan militar, governor of Bolivar state
* Godofredo Rangel, Brazilian writer
* Gustavo Rangel Briceño, Venezuelan militar, ex Defense Minister
*
Henry Rangel Silva
Henry de Jesús Rangel Silva (born 1961) is the current governor of Trujillo, Venezuela. A military general and former Minister of Defense, noticias24.com, 17 January 2012Perfil: Henry Rangel Silva, el nuevo ministro de la Defensa Rangel Silva wa ...
, Venezuelan militar, ex Defense Minister, governor of Trujillo state
* Irma Rangel (Texas politician), (d. 2003), member of the Texas House of Representatives
*
José Vicente Rangel
José Vicente Rangel Vale (10 July 1929 – 18 December 2020) was a Venezuelan politician and journalist. He ran for president three times in the 1970s and 1980s and later supported Hugo Chávez. He served under Chávez as Minister of Foreign ...
Leonel Godoy Rangel
Leonel Godoy Rangel (born June 5, 1950 in Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán) is a Mexicans, Mexican lawyer, politician, and former Governor of Michoacán. He is a former president of the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD).
Political career
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, Mexican lawyer, politician and the current governor of Michoacán
* Licinio Rangel (1936–2002), bishop of the Catholic Church in Campos, Brazil
* Loren Ferré Rangel, trustee of the Conservation Trust of Puerto Rico
* Rafael Rangel, Venezuelan microbiologist
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Rafael Rangel Sostmann
Rafael Rangel Sostmann (; born 14 August 1941) is a Mexican engineer and academic who served as rector of the Monterrey Institute of Technology (ITESM) from 1985 to 2011. He is a recipient of several honorary degrees, awarded, among others, by Ge ...
, president of Tecnológico de Monterrey in Mexico
* Rubén Rangel (born 1977), Venezuelan road cyclist
* Víctor Rangel Ayala, a Mexican footballer
*
Arturo Soto Rangel
Arturo Soto Rangel (March 12, 1882 – May 25, 1965) was a Mexican film, television, and stage actor. Soto was best known for appearing in over 250 Mexican films. He appeared in one American movie, '' The Treasure of the Sierra Madre'', which wo ...