[Surname] Re: Sperber and Bickerstaff
by Jim Young (guest)
1/8/2007, 5:57 AM
Sperber is German, literal meaning, "Sparrowhawk". One explanation, a nickname for a hunter.
Bickerstaff, an English place name, Bickerstaffe, near Liverpool, Lancashire. The meaning is said to be "staith" (landing place on a river) belonging to a beekeeper.