Origin of Bickley


This name is of Anglo-Saxon origin, and is locational surname from any one of the places called 'Bickley' in the counties of Cheshire, Kent and Worcestershire, or form 'Brickeigh' in Devonshire. The place in Cheshire and Devon are recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as 'Bichelei' and a 'Bichelia', respectively. The name means either 'Bicca's clearing' or 'glade of the Woodpecker', derived from the Olde English pre 7th Century personal name 'Bicca', itself from 'becca', a pickaxe or mattock, or from 'bicca', a Woodpecker, with 'leah', a glade, clearing in a wood.

Ralph Bickie of Hampshire was listed in the University of Oxford's Register for 1575. The marriage of John Bickley and Mary Brogden was recorded in London in 1607. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of Henry de Bickleghe, which was dated 1273, The Devonshire Hundred Rolls, during the reign of King Edward I, The Hammer of the Scots, 1272 - 1307. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

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The surname Bickley. Genealogy, origin, history, meaning, and significance

We can try to trace the genealogy of the surname bickley, and in addition to the original locations of bickley, we can find out where people with the surname bickley can currently be found. Adhering to what we know about the way surnames originated, it is possible to offer a realistic explanation of the origins of bickley.

The surname Bickley around the world

The mobility of people carrying the surname bickley has led to its presence in different countries, as you can verify.

History of Bickley

The history, heraldry, coats of arms, and possible nobility of the surname bickley are scattered in documents across various regions and historical periods, so it is necessary to reconstruct a complex puzzle to approach the facts from a realistic perspective. In the following lines, you will find everything we have been able to gather about the surname bickley.

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Notable Figures Named Bickley

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The surname Bickley and its bibliographic sources

We consider it highly advisable to refer to the following sources if you wish to conduct research on the surname bickley, as well as many other surnames. Accessing the archives of the town or towns where your ancestors were born and lived is, of course, a good way to trace the origins of bickley.

SOURCES

These sources are essential for initiating the understanding of bickley, and at the same time, of surnames in general.

  1. Backley
  2. Beckley
  3. Bickle
  4. Bockley
  5. Buckley
  6. Bakley
  7. Beakley
  8. Beckly
  9. Beekley
  10. Bickel
  11. Biclea
  12. Bigley
  13. Bisley
  14. Buckeley
  15. Buckle
  16. Bucklew
  17. Bixley
  18. Bechley
  19. Bizley
  20. Bowkley
  21. Bucklee
  22. Bacale
  23. Bachle
  24. Bacile
  25. Bacily
  26. Backel
  27. Backiel
  28. Bacle
  29. Bageley
  30. Bagley
  31. Baguley
  32. Baisley
  33. Bakle
  34. Baseley
  35. Basley
  36. Bausley
  37. Baxley
  38. Bazeley
  39. Bazley
  40. Beachley
  41. Beagley
  42. Beasley
  43. Beazley
  44. Beckel
  45. Beesley
  46. Beezley
  47. Begley
  48. Beighley
  49. Beisley
  50. Besley