The zirkel Surname

zirkel Name Meaning and History

German: occupational name for a watchman in a town or city, from Middle High German zirkeler ‘someone who does the rounds’. Zirkel also means ‘compass’ in German, and the name may also be an occupational name for a compass maker.

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The zirkel name in History

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

zirkel Family Facts

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Distribution of zirkel Families in the US in 1920

Number of zirkel families

7-11

3-6

1-2

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Dorthea Zirkel	Carol Jensen	1
Zirkels in Shenandoah	Schultheiss	0
Daniel Webster Sirkel & Emma C. Moore in Texas	clayton_1	0
Martin Zirkel Born 1812 - 1891	karenksutton	0
Swoboda, Burghardt in Ploschitz	Alias	0
Zirkle - Telford, PA	ratchitjaw1	10
Obit- Robert Zirkel	cantorjoeocho	0
Zirkel Photos - W. PA - 1890	tmevanst	1
Baltimore Arrival January 1901	Gerry	0
Zirkels In Japan	Bryan Zirkel	0

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