Basel Family History
Basel Name Meaning
German: habitational name from the Swiss city of
Basel.from a short form of Germanic personal names formed with
Old High German ber ‘bear’ (the animal) or Old Norse
bodh ‘battle’. from a pet form, Božel, from
Slavic Božidar ‘gift of God’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Basel
Name Distribution of Basel Families
MAP:
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Basel families
 7 - 12  3 - 6 |
 1 - 2  |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
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from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Basel census records
You can see how Basel families moved over time by selecting different Census years.
Census records can tell you little-known facts about your ancestors such as birthplace, occupation and value of personal estate.
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Basel Family Origin
Basel Emigration Information (US)
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You can find out when most of the Basel families immigrated
to the United States.
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Basel Family Occupations
from 1881 UK Census Data
Basel census records
Census records can offer a lot of little known facts about your Basel ancestors, such as occupation.
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Military Service by Basel
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