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.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


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

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Bickel Ethnicity Estimate

What are the common regions with the Bickel name?

These results combine data from everyone in the AncestryDNA® database with the last name Bickel. The Ancestry® ethnicity regions shown are top five most common on average for these people.

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  • England & Wales

    48%

  • Germanic Europe

    17%

  • Ireland & Scotland

    15%

  • Eastern Europe & Russia

    3%

  • Norway

    3%

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Bickel Family Origin

Where is the Bickel family from?

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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?

In 1881, a less common occupation for the Bickel family was Shoemaker. The most common Bickel occupation in Canada was Farmer. 33% of Bickel's were Farmers. Farmer and Laborer were the top 2 reported jobs worked by Bickel.

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  • Farmer

    33%

  • Laborer

    33%

  • Shoemaker

    33%

Census records can tell you a lot of little known facts about your Bickel ancestors, such as occupation. Occupation can tell you about your ancestor's social and economic status.

Bickel Historical Records

What Bickel family records will you find?

Census Record

There are 32,000 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 3,000 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 9,000 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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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.

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An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your Bickel ancestors lived in harsh conditions. A short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in your family. The SSDI is a searchable database of more than 70 million names. You can find birthdates, death dates, addresses and more.

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