Bickell Surname

223,609th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,821 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Bickell Surname Definition:

Apparently not local English, but the French Bickel-the Teutonic name-stem Bic(c- + the French diminutive suff. -el.

Bickell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8511:425,92136,838
England4491:124,09412,458
Canada3171:116,23212,335
Australia731:369,80430,692
South Africa361:1,504,93677,557
Chile281:629,16015,000
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Austria91:946,15970,786
Wales81:386,81619,671
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2461:99,08710,036
Scotland71:534,74514,325
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1491:337,03826,036

The alternate forms: Bickéll (1) are calculated separately.

Bickell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Apparently not local English, but the French Bickel-the Teutonic name-stem Bic(c- + the French diminutive suff. -el.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Fr., from the Dutch, Bickel; from the Danish, Bichel; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Bickell Last Name Facts

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

Bickell is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Bickéll. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bickell? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 223,609th most frequently held surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 4,001,947 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Bickell reside; 58 percent reside in North America and 58 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 851 people, or 1 in 425,921. In The United States Bickell is most prevalent in: Oklahoma, where 10 percent live, Missouri, where 9 percent live and Oregon, where 8 percent live. Barring The United States this last name occurs in 18 countries. It is also found in England, where 25 percent live and Canada, where 17 percent live.

Bickell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bickell has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bickell surname rose 571 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 183 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 133 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 71 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bickell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bickell last name are 4.21% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50.98% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bickell earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 28.11% more than the national average, earning R 304,440 per year; in United States they earn 4.46% more than the national average, earning $45,075 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.28% more than the national average, earning $52,802 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bickéll951/
Bickel9219,163/
Bikell921/
Bicell921/
Bickiel86289/
Bichell86135/
Beickel8667/
Beckell8635/
Buickel8616/
Bieckel865/
Baickel860/
Bisckel860/
Bikel83206/
Bickl8380/
Bicel833/
Baikhell801/
Beckoell801/
Beckel772,118/
Bichel771,601/
Bikiel77382/
Bikkel77107/
Boicel7728/
Beikel7710/
Bikael775/
Bäckel773/
Biekel773/
Bikoel772/
Beicel772/
Bihckl771/
Bickil771/
Biokel771/
Becell771/
Baicel771/
Bicael771/
Bikelt770/
Bickelová751/
Bikl736/
Bicl731/
Beichel71190/
Beckeld7172/
Boichel7121/
Beeckel7121/
Baichel714/
Bhaicel713/
Beckelt713/
Baikele711/
Veickel711/
Beikele711/
Bhaikel711/
Bhikuel711/
Bitzkel711/
Bechell710/
Buichel710/
Bekel672,534/
Becel67622/
Beachell67268/
Beckl6758/
Bycel6727/
Bicil6726/
Bhaikhel6712/
Bécel679/
Bikil677/
Beechell674/
Boikl674/
Bhikl671/
Bhoikhel671/
Beikl671/
Biqel671/
Biekl670/
Beaskell670/

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