Axel Family History
Axel Name Meaning
Scandinavian, Dutch, and North German: from the personal name
Apsel, Danish and North German vernacular form of the Biblical
name Absolom. As a Scandinavian surname it is a shortened form
of the patronymic forms Axelsson or Axelsen.Belgian
and Dutch: habitational name for someone from either of two places,
Aksel in East Flanders or Axel in Zeeland.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Axel Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Axel families
 11 - 20  4 - 10 |
 1 - 3  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Axel families
|
2 - 1 2 - 1 |
1 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
| Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Axel last name |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Axel census records
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Axel Family Origin
Axel Immigration Information
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You can find out when most of the Axel families immigrated
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Axel
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An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your ancestors lived in harsh conditions.
A short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in
your family.
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Axel Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Axel census records
Census records can offer a lot of little known facts about your Axel ancestors, such as occupation.
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Axel Civil War Service Records
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