Benkert Family History
Benkert Name Meaning
South German: habitational name for someone from a place named
Benk, of which there are several examples in Bavaria, or from either
of two places in Switzerland named Benken, in Basel and Zurich
cantons. In some instances it may be an occupational name for a
carpenter, from an agent derivative of Middle High German
benken ‘to make benches’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Benkert
Name Distribution of Benkert Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Benkert families
 13 - 24  5 - 12 |
 1 - 4  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Benkert families
|
6 - 9 3 - 5 |
1 - 2 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
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from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Benkert census records
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Benkert Family Origin
Benkert Immigration Information
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Average Life Expectancy for Benkert
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Benkert Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Benkert census records
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