Behrens Family History
Behrens Name Meaning
Dutch and North German: patronymic from Behrend, variant of
Bernhard. According to documentary evidence, the earlier form
Be(h)rendes was generally replaced by Behrens during the
17th century.
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Name Distribution of Behrens Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Behrens families
 123 - 243  42 - 122 |
 1 - 41  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Behrens families
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33 - 64 12 - 32 |
1 - 11 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Behrens families
|
6 - 9 3 - 5 |
1 - 2 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Behrens census records
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Behrens Family Origin
Behrens Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Behrens
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Behrens Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Behrens census records
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