Beno Family History
Beno Name Meaning
Slovak and Rusyn (from Slovakia) (Beňo): from the personal name Beňo which is a Slovak pet form of Benedikt or Beňadik (see Benedict ) and also a Slovakized form of the Rusyn cognate Benyo (ultimately from Rusyn Venedykt). Compare Benyo Hungarian (Benő): from a dialect variant of Benyő (see Benyo ) a cognate of 1 above. Croatian: from a short form of the personal name Benedikt (see Benedict ). This surname is in part of Hungarian origin (see 2 above). Americanized form of Walloon and French Binon or of some other similar (like-sounding) surname.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022