German (Alemannic): from Middle High German beigel,
beile ‘measuring stick’ (Late Latin pagella), hence an
occupational name for an inspector of measures or a maker of measuring
sticks.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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