Benham Family History
Benham Name Meaning
English: habitational name from a place in Berkshire named with the
Old English personal name Benna + Old English hamm
‘river meadow’.
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Name Distribution of Benham Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Benham families
 62 - 122  21 - 61 |
 1 - 20  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Benham families
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213 - 424 72 - 212 |
1 - 71 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Benham families
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4 - 6 2 - 3 |
1 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Benham census records
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Benham Family Origin
Benham Immigration Information
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Average Life Expectancy for Benham
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Benham Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Benham census records
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Benham Civil War Service Records
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