Berkebile Family History
Berkebile Name Meaning
Americanized form of South German Birckenbühl a topographic name meaning ‘hill of birch trees’ from Middle High German birke ‘birch’ and bühel ‘hill’ or alternatively Birkenbeil from Middle High German birke ‘birch’ and bīl ‘axe’ or Birkenbeul a habitational name from Birkenbeul in Rhineland-Palatinate. The surname Birckenbühl is no longer found in Germany. Compare Burkepile and Purkeypile .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022