Stangel History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Stangel family

The surname Stangel was first found in Cumberland where they held a family seat on the English/Scottish border. After the Norman Conquest of England many of Duke William's rebellious Barons moved north. The border became a convenient no-man's land. Notable families such as the Percy, the Umfravilles and the Nevilles gathered many supporting clans around them. In the 16th century they became known as the 'unruly clans'. In that century, many of those clans drove their herds south, and they settled in Yorkshire and Lancashire. The name was first recorded in Stangrah in Whitbeck in that county in the year 1332 when Robert de Stangre held estates.

Early History of the Stangel family

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Stangel Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Stanger, Stangre, Stangar and others.

Early Notables of the Stangel family

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Stangel migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Stangel Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Andreas Stangel, who arrived in America in 1857 1

Contemporary Notables of the name Stangel (post 1700) +

Eric Stangel (b. 1971), American radio and television showrunner, writer and producer
Justin Stangel, American radio and television showrunner, writer and producer who with his brother Eric Stangel become the head writers of Late Show with David Letterman (1998-2013)
William J. Stangel, American fighter pilot and flying ace in the U.S. Army Air Forces, during World War II, credited with 5 aerial victories

Citations +

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)