Beil Family History
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Beil Name Meaning
South German: from Middle High German, Middle Low German bil ‘axe’, hence a metonymic occupational name for someone who made or used axes and similar implements, in particular a carpenter. Dutch: cognate of 1, from Dutch bijl ‘axe’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press
Similar surnames: Keil, Peil, Bell, Feil, Reil, Beck, Bein, Seil, Bleil, Kell