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Birdsall Name Meaning

English (Yorkshire): habitational name from Birdsall, near Malton, in North Yorkshire, so named with the genitive case of the Old English byname Bridd meaning ‘bird’ + Old English halh ‘nook’, ‘recess’.

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


Similar surnames: Birdwell, Siddall, Bardwell, Birchall, Bursell, Tindall, Bonsall

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Birdsall Family Origin

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Birdsall Family Occupations

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  • Farmer

    54%

  • Carpenter

    8%

  • Labourer

    8%

  • Farmer & Post Master

    4%

In 1881, a less common occupation for the Birdsall family was Farmer & Post Master. The most common Birdsall occupation in Canada was Farmer. 54% of Birdsall's were Farmers. Farmer, Carpenter and Labourer were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Birdsall.

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Birdsall Life Expectancy

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