Rickles Family History

Rickles Surname Meaning

English: habitational name from Riccall (East Yorkshire) probably from an Old English personal name Rīca + Old English halh ‘nook corner of land’. English: from the Middle English personal name Richold Rikold used of both men and women.

The male name is Old French in two different dialect forms of ancient Germanic Ricoald Ricold Richold (from rīk ‘power(ful)’ + wald ‘rule ruler’) and the female name is an Old French form of ancient Germanic Richold a variant of Richild (where the second element is hild ‘battle’).

Americanized form of German Rickels.

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

Similar surnames: Nickles, Tickle, Richley, Sickles, Mickle, Ricklefs, Ricks, Reckley, Rickle, Dickes

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662	Military Records
495	Immigration Records
4K	Census and Voter Lists
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Where is the Rickles family from?

You can see how Rickles families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Rickles family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Canada between 1840 and 1920. The most Rickles families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 105 Rickles families living in Yorkshire. This was about 58% of all the recorded Rickles's in United Kingdom. Yorkshire had the highest population of Rickles families in 1891.

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What did your Rickles ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, motor driver (hulk) and Unpaid domestic duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Rickles. 100% of Rickles men worked as a motor driver (hulk) and 93% of Rickles women worked as an Unpaid domestic duties.

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motor driver (hulk)

100%

Unpaid domestic duties

93%

Cotton weaver

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There are 4K census records available for the last name Rickles. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Rickles census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger List

There are 495 immigration records available for the last name Rickles. 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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There are 662 military records available for the last name Rickles. For the veterans among your Rickles ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Rickles lifespan?

Between 1962 and 2004, in the United States, Rickles life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1977, and highest in 1998. The average life expectancy for Rickles in 1962 was 71, and 82 in 2004.

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Rickles Surname Meaning

Americanized form of German Rickels.

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

Where is the Rickles family from?

What did your Rickles ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

motor driver (hulk)

100%

Unpaid domestic duties

93%

Cotton weaver

What Rickles family records will you find?

What is the average Rickles lifespan?

Between 1962 and 2004, in the United States, Rickles life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1977, and highest in 1998. The average life expectancy for Rickles in 1962 was 71, and 82 in 2004.

Rickles Family History

Rickles Surname Meaning

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Top Male Occupations In 1939

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