The bredbenner Surname

bredbenner Name Meaning and History

North German: status name for a farmer who owned two units (Middle Low German brede, literally ‘breadth’, ‘width’), in this case of peat land (Middle Low German benne).

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The bredbenner name in History

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Distribution of bredbenner Families in the US in 1920

Number of bredbenner families

15-28

6-14

1-5

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Annie Bredbenner	tweetiepie17302	0
Harry Bredbenner of Berwick, Columbia Co., PA	Charles Brady	0
Randal Bredbenner	wisser1	3
david bredbinner	kdrake52	1
Glen G Bredbenner obituary	dactackm	0
Lorene T (Chapman) Bredbenner obituary	puppup	0
Polly M Bredbenner Obituary	dactackm	0
Bredbiner in Wood Co., Ohio	lehrevaldo	2
looking for bredbenner & fair connection of ill	joannbadstibner	0
Bredbenner	Suey Nordberg	26

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