Given name & surname
Angelou
“angel”
Angelou is used as a given name and a surname.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Angelou is a romanization of Αγγέλου. Αγγέλου goes back to a word meaning “angel.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2014. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Angelou through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 5 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2014. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 116 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Angelou’s family of names
In Greek usage, Angelou as a surname is a transliteration of Άγγελου. In Greek usage, Angelou as a surname is a transliteration of Αγγέλου.
The ring: spellings.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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