Meaning of the surname Rangel
Rangel is a Portuguese surname of the patronymic type meaning "uncertain". It is one of the 200 most common surnames in Mexico. Etymology uncertain.
About this meaning. The etymology is uncertain or the popular reading is folk etymology. The page gives the best-supported explanation.
Formed from a father's given name with the suffix -ez, -es, or -iz, meaning 'son of'. Hernández is the son of Hernando, Martínez the son of Martín. About half of the most common Mexican surnames are patronymics.
In Mexico a person carries two surnames, the father's and then the mother's, so Rangel appears as either half of a pair: Rangel García, López Rangel. Read how the two-surname system works.