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honey Name Meaning and History

English (southern): metonymic occupational name for a beekeeper or a gatherer or seller of honey, Middle English hony (Old English hunig), or a nickname from the same word used as a term of endearment, a sense which was common in medieval England.

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

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

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Distribution of honey Families in the US in 1920
Number of honey families
 39-75
 14-38		 1-13
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Compiled by Ancestry.com from the 1920 US Federal Census records

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John Accillis "Accillis" Honey harpy121 0
Eliza J. Honey (1855-1905) of SC godfreyr84 0
Honey's from TN Rachel Castellano 3
Honey Family of Oregon Idaho Norma 19
James Henry Honey Tim 4
Honey profpi4gd 2
Will of Jeremiah Honey (1782 - 1853) - South Africa ahoneybun 0
Honey in Hampshire, United Kingdom Donna Inseal 3
Calvin Honey NY>MA>CA ResearchBug 0
Honeys in Ontario, Canada Christine Noels Barclay 14
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