The bickelhaupt Surname
bickelhaupt Name Meaning and History
South German: probably from Middle High German becken- or
beckelhube ‘bowl-shaped helmet’, applied as a nickname for
someone who wore one, but later reinterpreted through folk etymology
as Bickel ‘pickaxe’ + Haupt ‘head’, i.e. ‘thick head’ or
‘pointed head’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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