Show ContentsDe angelo History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

From the historical and fascinating Italian region of Venice emerged a multitude of noble families, including the distinguished De angelo family. People in this region were originally known by only a single name, but it became necessary for people to adopt a second name to identify themselves as populations grew and travel became more frequent. The process of adopting fixed hereditary surnames began in Italy in the 10th and 11th centuries. De angelo is thought to have originally been a nickname for the first bearer of this surname. As a nickname, De angelo most likely described a person who was "angelic," or perhaps a person who acted as some kind of religious messenger.

Early Origins of the De angelo family

The surname De angelo was first found in Treviso. anciently Tarvisium, a town in Venetia, capital of the province of Treviso. The cathedral of San Pietro is notable and dates back to 1141. It is classical style with seven domes with works by many notable painters and sculptors. The Piazza dei Signori has many palaces. In the 6th centaur this town was a seat of a Lombard duke. Charlemagne held it. Later it was Venetian. In those ancient times only persons of rank, the podesta, clergy, city officials, army officers, artists, landowners were entered into the records. To be recorded at this time, at the beginning of recorded history, was of itself a great distinction and indicative of noble ancestry.

Early History of the De angelo family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our De angelo research. Another 147 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1100, 1488, 1559, 1652 and 1764 are included under the topic Early De angelo History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

De angelo Spelling Variations

Surnames that originated in Italy are characterized by an enormous number of spelling variations. Some of these are derived from regional traditions and dialects. Northern names, for instance, often end in "o", while southern names tend to end in "i". Other variations come from the fact the medieval scribes tended to spell according to the sound of words, rather than any particular set of rules. The recorded variations of De angelo include Angeli, Angelo, Angela, Angioli, Angiolo, Angiola, Agnoli, Agnolo, Agnola, D'Angeli, D'Angelo, D'Angiolo, Angelelli, Angelillo, Angiolillo, Agnorelli, Agnoletti, Angeletti, Angelino, Angiolini, Angolini, Angelucci, Agnolucci, Angelotti, Agnelutto, Agnelut, Angelantoni and many more.

Early Notables of the De angelo family

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De angelo Ranking

In the United States, the name De angelo is the 6,232nd most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1


United States De angelo migration to the United States +

An examination into the immigration and passenger lists has discovered a number of people bearing the name De angelo:

De angelo Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • John DeAngelo, who arrived in Mississippi in 1896 2
De angelo Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Stephen DeAngelo, who landed in Mississippi in 1900 2
  • Frank DeAngelo, who landed in Mississippi in 1900 2

Contemporary Notables of the name De angelo (post 1700) +

  • Wilson DeAngelo (1979-2008), American film and television actor
  • Bryant DeAngelo (b. 1984), American Football Fullback
  • Ann Marie DeAngelo, American choreographer, director, teacher, and former dancer
  • Wayne P. DeAngelo (b. 1965), American Democratic Party politician
  • Geraldine M. DeAngelo, American Democratic Party politician, Alternate Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1996, 2000 3
  • Bobby DeAngelo Askew Jr. (b. 1980), American former NFL football fullback who played from 2003 to 2009


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  3. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, December 1) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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