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Babel Family History

Babel Surname Meaning

Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial name from German or Polish Babel ‘Babylon’ (which was named with the Assyrian elements bāb ‘gate’ + ilu ‘god’). The Jewish people were held in captivity in Babylon from 597 to about 538 BC and the name was sometimes adopted with reference to being an oppressed minority in a foreign culture.

German: from a variant of the personal name Babo, a name developed from baby talk, also a pet form of Paul.

French: from a pet form of the female personal name Isabel.

French: from Babel, a medieval personal name bestowed in honor of St. Babylas, a 3rd-century Christian patriarch of Antioch whose name is of uncertain origin.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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You can see how Babel families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Babel family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1841 and 1920. The most Babel families were found in and USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 5 Babel families living in Hampshire. This was about 42% of all the recorded Babel's in United Kingdom. Hampshire had the highest population of Babel families in 1891.
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What did your Babel ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Babel. 100% of Babel women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    100%

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Between 1959 and 2004, in the United States, Babel life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1959, and highest in 1962. The average life expectancy for Babel in 1959 was 52, and 82 in 2004.

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