Bechtel Family History
Bechtel Name Meaning
Southwestern German: from a pet form of Becht or a short
form of Bechtold.
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Bechtel
Name Distribution of Bechtel Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Bechtel families
 213 - 423  72 - 212 |
 1 - 71  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Bechtel families
|
4 - 6 2 - 3 |
1 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
| Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Bechtel last name |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Bechtel census records
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Bechtel Family Origin
Bechtel Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Bechtel
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An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your ancestors lived in harsh conditions.
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Bechtel Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Bechtel census records
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Bechtel Civil War Service Records
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