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beil Name Meaning and History

  1. 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.
  2. Dutch: cognate of 1, from Dutch bijl ‘axe’.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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The beil name in History

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

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Distribution of beil Families in the US in 1920
Number of beil families
 32-62
 11-31		 1-10
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Compiled by Ancestry.com from the 1920 US Federal Census records

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Threads: 51 - Messages: 122
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BEIL Ruth and Johnnie A t42Moore 0
Death of Mr. James H. Beil - Lost at Sea davwayell 0
Beil's in Oregon LeeAnn Beil 1
Johannes Beil & Sally Taylor Jack Goehl 0
Elizabeth Beil, daughter of Henrich of Lehigh Co., PA karin_elvis 0
Balthaser Beil, 1750 widowshouse 0
Beil/ Soule or Sowle Indiana to North Dakota jpc153 0
Jacob Biel/Beil ancestors DTucker7626 4
Jacob Beil,of Allentown Pa. Mark 1
Beil Book Debra Beil 7
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