The barksdale Surname

barksdale Name Meaning and History

Origin uncertain. It looks like an English place name, but no such place is known in the British Isles. It may be an Americanized form of an original in some other language.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

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The barksdale name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the barksdale family name as far back in history as possible.

barksdale Family Facts

Name Distribution (US)Name Distribution (UK)Name Distribution (Scotland)Place of Origin Immigration Year Ports of Departure Life Expectancy Occupations Civil War Service

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Distribution of barksdale Families in the US in 1920

Number of barksdale families

120-238

41-119

1-40

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Barksdale Family of Halifax South Boston Va.	Cedric Basil Barksdale	16
Barksdale of Georgia	lajoy51	0
Higuson Barksdale Franklin County, AL	ronio1	0
Barksdale DNA Project	db14399	0
Nat. G. Barksdale Panola, TX & Atlas M. Grant	krissiegilmore	1
Amos Barksdale in San MArcos, TX 1924	drbrownlee	0
Edna Barksdale	popsjackson	0
Barksdale/Voyles	g2phil6	1
Barksdales in Georgia	Kelly	1
Barksdale/Lowe Georgia	dwatson138	0

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