Bekle History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England

The ancient roots of the Bekle family name are in the Anglo-Saxon culture. The name Bekle comes from when the family lived in or around the parish of Beckles, in the county of Suffolk.

Early Origins of the Bekle family

The surname Bekle was first found in Suffolk, where they held a family seat from ancient times.

Early History of the Bekle family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bekle research. Another 288 words (21 lines of text) covering the years 1086, 1191, 1256, 1273, 1278, 1500 and 1642 are included under the topic Early Bekle History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Bekle Spelling Variations

One relatively recent invention that did much to standardize English spelling was the printing press. However, before its invention even the most literate people recorded their names according to sound rather than spelling. The spelling variations under which the name Bekle has appeared include Bekell, Beckles, Beccles, Bekles, Beckle, Beccle, Beckells, Beccells and many more.

Early Notables of the Bekle family

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Bekle migration to the United States +

At this time, the shores of the New World beckoned many English families that felt that the social climate in England was oppressive and lacked opportunity for change. Thousands left England at great expense in ships that were overcrowded and full of disease. A great portion of these settlers never survived the journey and even a greater number arrived sick, starving, and without a penny. The survivors, however, were often greeted with greater opportunity than they could have experienced back home. These English settlers made significant contributions to those colonies that would eventually become the United States and Canada. An examination of early immigration records and passenger ship lists revealed that people bearing the name Bekle arrived in North America very early:

Bekle Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Tobias Bekle, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1755 1

Bekle Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Barbara Bekle, who arrived in New York in 1835 1

Citations +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)