Benner Family History
Benner Name Meaning
South German: occupational name for a basket and bassinet
maker, from an agent derivative of Middle High German benne
‘work basket’, ‘bassinet’, ‘cradle’.In some cases probably an
altered spelling of German Bender.English (East
Midlands): possibly a variant of Bender.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Benner Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Benner families
 274 - 546  92 - 273 |
 1 - 91  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Benner families
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25 - 47 9 - 24 |
1 - 8 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Benner families
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8 - 14 3 - 7 |
1 - 2 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Benner Family Origin
Benner Immigration Information
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Benner Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
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