Bedel Family History
Bedel Name Meaning
English (Middlesex and Surrey): variant of Beadle a cognate of 2 below. French: occupational name from Old French bedel ‘beadle bailiff janitor’ also ‘soldier’ (from Late Latin pedellus bedellus ‘messenger servant’). This surname is also found in Germany.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022