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Beckerleg Family History

Beckerleg Surname Meaning

Perhaps from Lake, a hamlet in Lifton (Devon), where the surname de Bykelak is recorded in 133. The place-name, which first occurs as Lake in 1504-15, could be an elliptical form of Bikelake denoting a stream (Old English lacu) associated with a man called Bica.

The personal name was not uncommon in pre-Conquest Devon and is very likely the first element of two of the places in Devon called Bickleigh.

See Bickley, with which there may have been early confusion with de Bikelak.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016


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You can see how Beckerleg families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Beckerleg family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1880 and 1920. The most Beckerleg families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 159 Beckerleg families living in Cornwall. This was about 86% of all the recorded Beckerleg's in United Kingdom. Cornwall had the highest population of Beckerleg families in 1891.
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What did your Beckerleg ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Hotel Chef and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Beckerleg. 50% of Beckerleg men worked as a Hotel Chef and 93% of Beckerleg women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Beckerleg were General Labourer and Private Means.

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Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • Hotel Chef
    50%
  • General Labourer
    50%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    93%
  • Private Means
    8%

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There are 234 military records available for the last name Beckerleg. For the veterans among your Beckerleg ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Between 1963 and 2003, in the United States, Beckerleg life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1986, and highest in 1991. The average life expectancy for Beckerleg in 1963 was 73, and 72 in 2003.

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