Beckley Family History

Beckley Surname Meaning

English: habitational name from any of the places so named in Oxfordshire and Sussex from the Old English byname Becca (see Beck) + Old English lēah ‘woodland clearing’. English: variant of Bickley.

Americanized form of South German Bächle (see Baechle) and of its Swiss German cognate Bächli. Americanized form of South German Böckle (see Bock) and of its Swiss German cognate Böckli.

It is possibly also derived from North German Böckler, an occupational name for a buckle maker or carrier from the Middle Low German bokeler. Compare Bakley and Begley.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Buckley, Bickley, Checkley, Beckles, Reckley, Beckey, Beeley, Bexley, Rackley, Berkey

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45K	Census and Voter Lists
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Where is the Beckley family from?

You can see how Beckley families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Beckley family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Beckley families were found in USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 31 Beckley families living in Ontario. This was about 51% of all the recorded Beckley's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Beckley families in 1911.

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What did your Beckley ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer and Nurse were the top reported jobs for men and women in the Canada named Beckley. 37% of Beckley men worked as a Farmer and 100% of Beckley women worked as a Nurse.

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Farmer

37%

Labourer

28%

Barker

19%

Laborer

19%

Nurse

100%

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Census Record

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There are 3K immigration records available for the last name Beckley. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 6K military records available for the last name Beckley. For the veterans among your Beckley ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Beckley lifespan?

Between 1943 and 2004, in the United States, Beckley life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1947, and highest in 1992. The average life expectancy for Beckley in 1943 was 48, and 79 in 2004.

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Beckley Surname Meaning

It is possibly also derived from North German Böckler, an occupational name for a buckle maker or carrier from the Middle Low German bokeler. Compare Bakley and Begley.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Beckley family from?

What did your Beckley ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer and Nurse were the top reported jobs for men and women in the Canada named Beckley. 37% of Beckley men worked as a Farmer and 100% of Beckley women worked as a Nurse.

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Farmer

37%

Labourer

28%

Barker

19%

Laborer

19%

Nurse

100%

What Beckley family records will you find?

What is the average Beckley lifespan?

Between 1943 and 2004, in the United States, Beckley life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1947, and highest in 1992. The average life expectancy for Beckley in 1943 was 48, and 79 in 2004.

Beckley Family History

Beckley Surname Meaning

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Military Records

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