Bickel

== English == === Alternative forms === Bickell === Etymology === From an Old English surname, from Bickleigh in Devon, from the personal name Bicca (“pickaxe”) + leah (“wooded area”). For the first element see Proto-Germanic *pikkōną. === Proper noun === Bickel (plural Bickels) A surname from Old English. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Bickel is the 4990th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 7035 individuals. Bickel is most common among White (95.58%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bickel”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 155. === Anagrams === Bickle, belick