Bickel Surname

28,046th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,163 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Bickel Surname Definition:

(from an ancestor's occupation) or (from an acronym/abbreviation) Either from Bickel, the German for pick-axe and denotes someone who used this tool in his work. Or an acronym for bene yisrael kedoshim leadonai “the children of Israel are holy unto God.

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Bickel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9,9181:36,5464,539
Germany6,2681:12,8441,666
Switzerland8221:9,9911,631
Austria7111:11,9771,679
Brazil4351:492,12518,578
France3251:204,37831,769
Israel1451:59,0187,544
England1431:389,63727,109
Australia861:313,90427,145
Netherlands531:318,62637,214
Canada531:695,20056,020
Thailand331:2,140,556247,258
Wales241:128,9399,528
Ireland131:362,22614,761
Chile131:1,355,11323,887
Sweden121:820,56361,223
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Iceland91:42,2322,922
Guam81:20,0153,029
Peru71:4,540,58934,489
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Norway61:857,04855,549
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
China31:455,773,85521,925
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Northern Mariana Islands11:54,5801,498
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1001:243,75417,902
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6941:29,6453,607

Bickel (34) may also be a first name.

Bickel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(from an ancestor's occupation) or (from an acronym/abbreviation) Either from Bickel, the German for pick-axe and denotes someone who used this tool in his work. Or an acronym for bene yisrael kedoshim leadonai “the children of Israel are holy unto God.”

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

The name of De Bickel was established in the Teignbridge hundred 600 years ago (H. R.), and the Bickles are yet found in the neighbouring Tavistock hundred. Bykehille was in the 13th century a place in the hundred of Abdick and Bulstone, Somerset (H. R.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Bickel Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bickel Come From? nationality or country of origin

Bickel occurs most in The United States. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Bickel click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bickel? popularity and diffusion

Bickel is the 28,046th most commonly held last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 380,293 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Bickel reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,775,424th most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 34 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 9,918 people, or 1 in 36,546. In The United States it is most numerous in: Pennsylvania, where 12 percent live, Indiana, where 9 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 54 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 33 percent live and Switzerland, where 4 percent live.

Bickel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bickel has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 585 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 143 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bickel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bickel surname are 20.82% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 67.59% registered with the party.

The amount Bickel earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 34.81% less than the national average, earning 225,621 kr per year; in United States they earn 4.84% more than the national average, earning $45,239 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.83% less than the national average, earning $48,774 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bickell921,821/
Bickiel92289/
Beickel9267/
Buickel9216/
Bieckel925/
Bisckel920/
Baickel920/
Bikel91206/
Bickl9180/
Bicel913/
Beckel832,118/
Bichel831,601/
Bikiel83382/
Bikkel83107/
Boicel8328/
Beikel8310/
Bikael835/
Bäckel833/
Biekel833/
Bikoel832/
Beicel832/
Biokel831/
Bicell831/
Bickil831/
Bihckl831/
Bikell831/
Baicel831/
Bicael831/
Bikelt830/
Bikl806/
Bicl801/
Bickelová801/
Beichel77190/
Bichell77135/
Beckeld7772/
Beckell7735/
Boichel7721/
Beeckel7721/
Baichel774/
Bhaicel773/
Beckelt773/
Baikele771/
Bickéll771/
Veickel771/
Beikele771/
Bhaikel771/
Bhikuel771/
Bitzkel771/
Buichel770/
Bekel732,534/
Becel73622/
Beckl7358/
Bycel7327/
Bicil7326/
Bécel739/
Bikil737/
Boikl734/
Bhikl731/
Biqel731/
Beikl731/
Biekl730/
Bhaikhel7112/
Baikhell711/
Beckoell711/
Bhoikhel711/
Bechel67686/
Bekkel67222/
Beukel67103/
Beekel6754/
Bekiel6750/
Behcel6738/
Beykel6723/
Biclet6722/
Bikleh6711/
Bychel678/
Bichil678/
Beckelová677/
Baykel677/
Betkel677/
Beskel675/
Vikkel674/
Becuel673/
Baicil673/
Bykkel673/
Becael673/
Beakel672/
Beckelova672/
Baikelova671/
Becell671/
Bekeel671/
Bejkel671/
Bächel671/
Biquel671/
Bajcel671/
Boykel670/
Biccil670/
Beckil670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bickel
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