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Bedwin Family History

Bedwin Surname Meaning

from Great and Little Bedwyn (Wilts). The place-name has generally been explained as from Old English bedewinde ‘wild clematis’ but that seems unlikely as an unadorned place-name.

Possibly instead from Brittonic *bedw-wïnn ‘white like birch’ possibly a local stream-name.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016


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You can see how Bedwin families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Bedwin family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Bedwin families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 32 Bedwin families living in London. This was about 73% of all the recorded Bedwin's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Bedwin families in 1891.
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What did your Bedwin ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Bedwin. 100% of Bedwin women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    100%

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Passenger Lists

There are 116 immigration records available for the last name Bedwin. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 64 military records available for the last name Bedwin. For the veterans among your Bedwin ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Between 1963 and 1986, in the United States, Bedwin life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1986, and highest in 1963. The average life expectancy for Bedwin in 1963 was 87, and 60 in 1986.

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