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The bethany Surname

bethany Name Meaning and History

English: possibly a topographic name from an Old English plant name, betonice ‘betony’. The form of the name has been altered by folk association with the New Testament place name.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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The bethany name in History

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

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Distribution of bethany Families in the US in 1920
Number of bethany families
 22-41
 8-21		 1-7
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Compiled by Ancestry.com from the 1920 US Federal Census records

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Threads: 33 - Messages: 124
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Bethany carolyn_sosebee 53
Betty Lee Bethany K. New 0
Bethany family of SC & LA jperrin1 2
Obituary of Adam Dewayne Bethany in AL alyse44441 0
Bethany Chisolm Pamela Adams Trinkler 2
KEMPER CO., MISS BETHANYS CAROLYN MARTIN COLE 1
BETHANY_Willa_Mae_CAMINER_and_William_Jacob_Jr.JPG t42RoseHill 0
BETHANY_William_Jacob_and_Mary_Elizabeth_SPARKS.JPG t42RoseHill 0
bethany from mississippi karen tiner 11
Mary Bethaney Staffs England. malcolm.chadwick 0
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