The behney Surname

behney Name Meaning and History

Altered spelling of German Behner, Boehne, or possibly Boehning.

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The behney name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the behney family name as far back in history as possible.

behney Family Facts

Name Distribution (US)Name Distribution (UK)Name Distribution (Scotland)Place of Origin Immigration Year Ports of Departure Life Expectancy Occupations Civil War Service

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Distribution of behney Families in the US in 1920

Number of behney families

56-109

19-55

1-18

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Thread	Author	Replies
Behney Family History Unknown	kbehney	5
Behney, Rebecca A. (OBIT PA 2-8-2008)	obituary33b	0
Jacob Behney 1829-1900	EJBhny	4
Emanuel Behney 1861-1930 Pa.	ellnel1	2
Behney *	SanSchaeffer	5
Ralph Behney m. Mary Leffler, PA	pegmill	17
Christiana Behney/Behne/Bohne	bfw22051	1
Eva Behney	MyAngelnH7	1
Behney, Leila Jane (OBIT PA 11-7-2004)	myobituarysite	0
Jacob Behney	Mimi Harshman	0

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