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Bailhache Name Meaning

apparently from Old French and Norman French (including Channel Islands) baille hache ‘give axe’ perhaps used as an occupational nickname for a woodman or an executioner. Compare Balhatchet . But continental French records almost invariably include the preposition de suggesting a place-name origin.also later continental French witness the 1701 'Draft of an Act for naturalizing... John Baillehache...' (possibly the Southampton merchant of that name).

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016


Similar surnames: Faillace, Blache, Balbach, Balch, Wallace, Blacher, Palace, Gamache

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You can see how Bailhache families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Bailhache family name was found in the USA, and the UK between 1840 and 1891. The most Bailhache families were found in USA in 1880. In 1840 there was 1 Bailhache family living in Illinois. This was 100% of all the recorded Bailhache's in USA. Illinois had the highest population of Bailhache families in 1840.
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What did your Bailhache ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Bailhache. 100% of Bailhache women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. .

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Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    100%
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There are 192 military records available for the last name Bailhache. For the veterans among your Bailhache ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Between 1973 and 2004, in the United States, Bailhache life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1973, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for Bailhache in 1973 was 78, and 95 in 2004.

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