Bickel Family History

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Bickel Name Meaning

Dutch and German: from bickel ‘pickaxe’ or ‘chisel’, hence a metonymic occupational name for someone who made pickaxes or worked with a pickaxe or for a stonemason. Compare Bick. German: nickname for a dice player, from the same word in the sense ‘die’. South German: from a pet form of Burkhart. Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): from a diminutive of Bick. English: variant spelling of Bickell.

Similar surnames: Pickel, Bicker, Buckel, Bick, Brickel, Nickel, Sickel, Birkel, Mickel

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You can see how Bickel families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Bickel family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Bickel families were found in the USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 19 Bickel families living in Ontario. This was about 43% of all the recorded Bickel's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Bickel families in 1911.

Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Bickel surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.

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Bickel Family Occupations

What did your Bickel ancestors do for a living?

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Farmer
33%
Laborer
33%
Shoemaker
33%

Bickel Historical Records

What Bickel family records will you find?

Census Record
There are 3,000 census records available for the last name Bickel. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Bickel 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 642 immigration records available for the last name Bickel. 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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Draft Card
There are 1,000 military records available for the last name Bickel. For the veterans among your Bickel ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.
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Census Record

There are 3,000 census records available for the last name Bickel. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Bickel census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

Search 1881 Canadian census records for Bickel

Passenger List

There are 642 immigration records available for the last name Bickel. 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.

View all Bickel immigration records

Draft Card

There are 1,000 military records available for the last name Bickel. For the veterans among your Bickel ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

View all Bickel military records

Bickel Life Expectancy

What is the average Bickel lifespan?

Between 1944 and 2004, in the United States, Bickel life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1944, and highest in 2001. The average life expectancy for Bickel in 1944 was 29, and 79 in 2004.

View Social Security Death Index (SSDI) for Bickel