Rogel

English

Etymology

• from Spanish Rogel, a personal name equivalent to Roger
• Americanized from Slovene Rogelj, from Slovene rogelj (“horn point”)
• As a German surname, of uncertain etymology, possibly from the obsolete Middle High German rogel (“loose”).

Proper noun

Rogel (plural Rogels)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Rogel is the 13445^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2265 individuals. Rogel is most common among Hispanic/Latino (82.25%) and White (15.72%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Rogel”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• Glore, Lorge, glore, ogler, relog