Explore the Family Name Bickell

The meaning of Bickell

1. English (Devon): habitational name from Bickell Cross in Swimbridge, Devon, named with the Old English personal name Bicca + hyll. Bickell Cross belonged to the tithing of the adjacent parish of Bishops Tawton. 2. Americanized form of Dutch or German Bickel.

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How common is the last name Bickell in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Bickell has shown a slight increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 38,395th most common, while by 2010 it moved up slightly to 37,993rd. During the same period, the number of individuals with the Bickell surname grew from 542 to 584, an increase of approximately 7.75 percent. However, the proportion per 100,000 people remained static at 0.2.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#38,395	#37,993	1.05%
Count	542	584	7.75%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.2	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bickell

From an ethnic identity perspective, the Decennial U.S. Census shows some shifts among those carrying the Bickell surname between 2000 and 2010. The percentage identifying as White decreased slightly from 92.44 percent to 89.90 percent. The percentage of those identifying with two or more races saw a significant growth, increasing from 1.48 percent to 3.60 percent. Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander appeared for the first time in 2010, making up 1.88 percent of the Bickell surname holders. Meanwhile, representation of Hispanic ethnicity remained nearly constant, and the percentage of American Indian and Alaskan Native dropped to zero. Black representation remained unchanged at zero throughout both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.44%	89.9%	-2.75%
Two or More Races	1.48%	3.6%	143.24%
Hispanic	2.58%	2.57%	-0.39%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.88%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.66%	0%	0%