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Bene Family History

Bene Surname Meaning

Hungarian and Slovak: from a short form of the personal name Hungarian Benedek Slovak Benedikt (see Benedict). Italian: from the personal name Bene, an omen or well-wishing name meaning ‘well, good’, or a short form of various compound omen or well-wishing names beginning with this element such as Benvenuto ‘welcome’ and Benenato ‘well born’.

German: from a short form of Beneke. Croatian and Slovenian: from a short form of the personal name Benedikt (see Benedict). This surname is very rare in Slovenia.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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You can see how Bene families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Bene family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Bene families were found in USA in 1920. In 1891 there were 21 Bene families living in London. This was about 25% of all the recorded Bene's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Bene families in 1891.
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What did your Bene ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Licensed London Taxi Driver and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Bene. 100% of Bene men worked as a Licensed London Taxi Driver and 80% of Bene women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • Licensed London Taxi Driver
    100%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    80%
  • Domestic Servant
    20%

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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

There are 2,000 immigration records available for the last name Bene. 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 4,000 military records available for the last name Bene. For the veterans among your Bene ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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