Bennett Family History
Bennett Name Meaning
English: from the medieval personal name Benedict (Latin
Benedictus meaning ‘blessed’). In the 12th century the Latin
form of the name is found in England alongside versions derived from
the Old French form Beneit, Benoit, which was common
among the Normans. See also Benedict.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Bennett
Name Distribution of Bennett Families
MAP:
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Bennett families
 3,562 - 7,122  1,188 - 3,561 |
 1 - 1,187  |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Bennett families
|
332 - 661 111 - 331 |
1 - 110 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Bennett census records
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Bennett Family Origin
Bennett Emigration Information (US)
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Bennett Emigration Information (AU)
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to Australia.
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from the Australian Convict Transportation Registers 1787-1868
Bennett Family Occupations
from 1881 UK Census Data
Bennett census records
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Military Service by Bennett
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