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Bingham Family History

Bingham Surname Meaning

English (Dorset) and Irish (County Mayo): habitational name from Bingham (Nottinghamshire). The placename is probably from an Old English folk-name Bynningas (‘the people associated with a man named Bynna’) or possibly from an unattested Old English word bing ‘a kettle-shaped hollow’ + Old English hām ‘homestead’.

Irish (Ulster of Scottish origin): altered form of Bigham. American shortened and altered form of various like-sounding Jewish surnames such as Bingenheimer.

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


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Where is the Bingham family from?

You can see how Bingham families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Bingham family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Bingham families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 843 Bingham families living in Yorkshire. This was about 19% of all the recorded Bingham's in United Kingdom. Yorkshire had the highest population of Bingham families in 1891.
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What did your Bingham ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, General Labourer and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Bingham. 9% of Bingham men worked as a General Labourer and 68% of Bingham women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Bingham were Builders Labourer and Private Means.

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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

  • General Labourer
    9%
  • Farmer
    4%
  • Retired
    4%
  • Builders Labourer
    4%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    68%
  • Housewife
    3%
  • Unpaid Domestic
    3%
  • Private Means
    3%

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