The Vogels Family Name

Vogels is best understood together with Vogel: both are German spellings of a single family name.

What does the surname Vogels mean?

Read literally, Vogels points to “Bird”.

Is Vogels the same name as Vogel?

Vogels adds a patronymic ending to Vogel, marking ‘son of’ or ‘of the family of’. Related forms: Fogler and Vogl.

Is there a Vogels coat of arms?

Arms linked to Vogel and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

Research your Vogels family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.