Rangell Last Name: Meaning and Heraldic Roots

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Rangell, so the heraldry linked to Rangel is a starting point, not an automatic right.

Meaning of the name

Rangell is one more way Rangel has been written over the centuries. The name is usually explained as “Uncertain origin”.

The extra “l” in Rangell is a spelling habit rather than a different name. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written.

Want more than a summary? See the Rangell family name pack.