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benzie Name Meaning and History

Scottish: perhaps from a pet form of the Middle English personal name Benne, which is in part a short form of Benedict and in part a form of the Old Norse personal name Bjorn meaning ‘bear cub’, ‘warrior’.

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Distribution of benzie Families in the US in 1920
Number of benzie families
 5-8
 2-4		 1
 0
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Threads: 28 - Messages: 57
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Benzie Genealogy Theola Benzie 11
Frank Benzie born July 1903 fmr1962 0
Samuel Benzie 1864-1923 schultz41 1
Alexander R. BENZIE Biography, b. 1839 ENG to WI to NM to WI RMunns7272 0
Benzie Laurie Warken 1
looking for relatives JLinder7236 4
James Benzie, m. Jane Barr, 1804(?) Scotland labenzie 0
New Address rickbenzies98 1
Grandfathers natural family and 2 half brothers ellen cadman 2
Benzie, Scotland Laurie Warken 2
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