Bille Family History

Bille Surname Meaning

Danish: from the Old Norse personal name Bille meaning ‘axe hatchet’. German (mainly North Rhine-Westphalia) and Danish (of German origin): nickname for someone with a conspicuous bottom from Middle Low German bille ‘buttock’.

French Walloon and Flemish: from Old French bille ‘block piece of tree trunk; stick plank’ (a word of Gaulish origin) probably used as a metonymic occupational name for a sawyer or a carpenter joiner.

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

Similar surnames: Pille, Hille, Biller, Balle, Bill, Billet, Bible, Gille, Bolle, Billen

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Where is the Bille family from?

You can see how Bille families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Bille family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Bille families were found in USA in 1920. In 1911 there were 9 Bille families living in Ontario. This was about 50% of all the recorded Bille's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Bille families in 1911.

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What did your Bille ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Laborer and Teacher were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Bille. 25% of Bille men worked as a Laborer and 11% of Bille women worked as a Teacher. Some less common occupations for Americans named Bille were Barber and Typist.

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Laborer

25%

Farmer

24%

Salesman

10%

Barber

Teacher

11%

Stenographer

11%

Waitress

11%

Typist

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Census Record

There are 4K census records available for the last name Bille. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Bille 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 Bille. 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 Bille. For the veterans among your Bille ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Bille lifespan?

Between 1955 and 2004, in the United States, Bille life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1955, and highest in 2001. The average life expectancy for Bille in 1955 was 47, and 78 in 2004.

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Bille Surname Meaning

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

Where is the Bille family from?

What did your Bille 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.

Laborer

25%

Farmer

24%

Salesman

10%

Barber

Teacher

11%

Stenographer

11%

Waitress

11%

Typist

What Bille family records will you find?

What is the average Bille lifespan?

Between 1955 and 2004, in the United States, Bille life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1955, and highest in 2001. The average life expectancy for Bille in 1955 was 47, and 78 in 2004.

Bille Family History

Bille Surname Meaning

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Top Male Occupations In 1940

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