Revision History of Submitted Name

From a surname which comes from two distinct sources. As an English surname it is of unexplained origin, possibly derived from the legal term #bailor# meaning "one who delivers goods". As a German (Alemannic) surname it is derived from Middle High German #beigel#, #beile# "measuring stick" (from Late Latin #pagella#), originally denoting one who was "an inspector of measures or a maker of measuring sticks". As a surname it was borne by R.E.B. Baylor (1793-1874), co-founder of Baylor University in the American state of Texas.