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.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Name Distribution of Behrens Families
MAP:
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Behrens families
 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
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Behrens Family Origin
Behrens Emigration Information (US)
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Behrens Family Occupations
from 1881 UK Census Data
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