The benthall Surname

benthall Name Meaning and History

English: habitational name from a place in Shropshire named Benthall, from Old English beonet ‘bent grass’ + halh ‘nook’, ‘recess’.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

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The benthall name in History

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

benthall 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 benthall Families in the US in 1920

Number of benthall families

10-17

4-9

1-3

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A. W. Benthall in Madison Co. TN	Jerry1426	0
Mary BENTHALL	namedropper	6
BENTHALL FAMILY IN AMERICA	benthall	25
Benthall	CarolNewsom69	0
Family History	Wendy Benthall Sharp	13
Lucy Benthall of Elizabeth City Va	oclarke11	0
Thomas Benthall, Born 1805	garysgypsy	1
Need parents of Daniel Humphrey b. 1812/3 Oxford, MA and Phebe Benthall b. 1800/3 RI	daverichardson1	0
Who am I	Chris Benthal	5
James Clarkston Benthall	Bobby Hinson	1

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