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Pickel Family History

Pickel Surname Meaning

South German: metonymic occupational name for someone who made or used pickaxes or a nickname for a gambler; a variant of Bickel. Dutch: from Middle Dutch pickel ‘leg’ hence a nickname for someone with long or otherwise remarkable legs or a metonymic occupational name for a carpenter.

Americanized or Germanized form of Slovenian Pikelj Pikel or Pikl: from pikelj a word of South German origin (see above and Bickel) denoting a kind of pick used by miners.

Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): habitational name for someone from Pikeli in Lithuania.

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


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You can see how Pickel families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Pickel family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Pickel families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 8 Pickel families living in Lancashire. This was about 53% of all the recorded Pickel's in United Kingdom. Lancashire had the highest population of Pickel families in 1891.
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What did your Pickel ancestors do for a living?

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

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Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    100%

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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

There are 1,000 immigration records available for the last name Pickel. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 5,000 military records available for the last name Pickel. For the veterans among your Pickel ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Pickel lifespan?

Between 1943 and 2004, in the United States, Pickel life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1960, and highest in 1996. The average life expectancy for Pickel in 1943 was 61, and 75 in 2004.

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