Bandel Family History

Bandel Surname Meaning

South German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): from a diminutive of Band. See also Bendel. German: in some cases a variant of Pandel, a pet form of the medieval personal name Pantaleon (see Pantaleo).

Altered form of Slovenian Bandelj: from an old originally German (compare 2 above) pet derivative of the Latin personal name Pantaleon or from Slovenian vernacular pet form of the old Italian personal name Bando of ancient Germanic origin (see Bandi).

The surname in the form Bandel is found in Slovenia and Italy too.

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

Similar surnames: Mandel, Sandel, Handel, Brandel, Randel, Bendel, Kandel, Bindel, Lander, Wendel

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Where is the Bandel family from?

You can see how Bandel families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Bandel family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Bandel families were found in USA in 1920. In 1911 there were 15 Bandel families living in Quebec. This was about 88% of all the recorded Bandel's in Canada. Quebec had the highest population of Bandel families in 1911.

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What did your Bandel ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Farmer and Stenographer were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Bandel. 18% of Bandel men worked as a Farmer and 32% of Bandel women worked as a Stenographer. Some less common occupations for Americans named Bandel were Farming and Housework.

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Farmer

18%

Clerk

15%

Salesman

11%

Farming

Stenographer

32%

Teacher

16%

Secretary

12%

Housework

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Census Record

There are 4K census records available for the last name Bandel. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Bandel census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 1K immigration records available for the last name Bandel. 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 1K military records available for the last name Bandel. For the veterans among your Bandel ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Bandel lifespan?

Between 1947 and 2004, in the United States, Bandel life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1959, and highest in 1968. The average life expectancy for Bandel in 1947 was 58, and 82 in 2004.

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Bandel Surname Meaning

South German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): from a diminutive of Band. See also Bendel. German: in some cases a variant of Pandel, a pet form of the medieval personal name Pantaleon (see Pantaleo).

The surname in the form Bandel is found in Slovenia and Italy too.

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

Where is the Bandel family from?

What did your Bandel ancestors do for a living?

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

18%

Clerk

15%

Salesman

11%

Farming

Stenographer

32%

Teacher

16%

Secretary

12%

Housework

What Bandel family records will you find?

What is the average Bandel lifespan?

Between 1947 and 2004, in the United States, Bandel life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1959, and highest in 1968. The average life expectancy for Bandel in 1947 was 58, and 82 in 2004.

Bandel Family History

Bandel Surname Meaning

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Bandel Surname Meaning

21,000 record(s) for Bandel

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Where is the Bandel family from?

What did your Bandel ancestors do for a living?

Top Male Occupations In 1940

Top Female Occupations In 1940

What Bandel family records will you find?

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Passenger List

Military Records

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What is the average Bandel lifespan?

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