Bethany Family History
Bethany Name Meaning
English: possibly a topographic name from an Old English plant
name, betonice ‘betony’. The form of the name has been altered
by folk association with the New Testament place name.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Bethany Families
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United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Bethany families
 22 - 41  8 - 21 |
 1 - 7  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Bethany families
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18 - 34 7 - 17 |
1 - 6 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
| Sorry, we couldn't find geographic distribution information for the Bethany last name |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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Bethany Family Origin
Bethany Immigration Information
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Average Life Expectancy for Bethany
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Bethany Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
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