Find out how popular the last name Pangelinan is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Pangelinan.

Pangelinan, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Pangelinan surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Pangelinan in America

Pangelinan is the 21960th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Pangelinan surname appeared 1,182 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Pangelinan.

We can also compare 2010 data for Pangelinan to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Pangelinan

The surname PANGELINAN is of Chamorro origin and traces its roots to the Mariana Islands, specifically the island of Guam. The name is believed to have emerged during the Spanish colonial period in the 16th or 17th century.

The name PANGELINAN is derived from the Chamorro words "pange" meaning "to be born" and "linan" meaning "place" or "location." It is thought to have originally referred to a person's birthplace or the place where their family originated.

Historical records from the Spanish colonial era in the Mariana Islands contain several references to individuals bearing the surname PANGELINAN. One of the earliest known references dates back to the late 17th century, when a man named Juan PANGELINAN was listed in a census of the village of Hagåtña, Guam.

In the 18th century, a prominent figure named Ignacio PANGELINAN served as a member of the local governing council in Guam, representing the interests of the Chamorro people under Spanish rule. His exact birth and death dates are unknown, but historical accounts suggest he lived during the mid-to-late 1700s.

Another noteworthy individual bearing the surname was María PANGELINAN, a respected leader and healer in the village of Inarajan, Guam, during the early 19th century. She was renowned for her knowledge of traditional Chamorro medicine and her efforts to preserve the island's cultural heritage.

In more recent times, the PANGELINAN name has been carried by several notable Chamorro individuals, including José M. PANGELINAN, a prominent politician and advocate for Guam's self-determination in the mid-20th century (1908-1985), and Robert A. PANGELINAN, a former Speaker of the Guam Legislature and long-serving public servant (1943-2018).

While the surname PANGELINAN is most closely associated with the Chamorro people of the Mariana Islands, it is also found among individuals with Chamorro ancestry living in other parts of the world, particularly in the United States and other Pacific regions with historical ties to Guam.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Pangelinan

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Pangelinan.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Pangelinan was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Pangelinan has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Pangelinan was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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