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Byne Family History

Byne Surname Meaning

From a lost settlement known as Byne, perhaps denoting a place where woodbine or honeysuckle grew, from Middle English bind ‘clinging plant’. There was one in West Grinstead (Sussex) whose name survives in Bines Farm and Bines Gate in West Grinstead and Bines Green in neighbouring Ashurst.

Some of the following post-medieval early bearers may alternatively belong under (2).

Variant of Binn in either sense.

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


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You can see how Byne families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Byne family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Byne families were found in USA in 1880. In 1891 there were 39 Byne families living in London. This was about 30% of all the recorded Byne's in United Kingdom. London had the highest population of Byne families in 1891.
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What did your Byne ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Printer Retired and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Byne. 100% of Byne men worked as a Printer Retired and 77% of Byne 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

  • Printer Retired
    100%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    77%
  • Unpaid Domestic
    8%
  • Domestic Servant
    6%
  • Private Means
    6%

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Passenger Lists

There are 830 immigration records available for the last name Byne. 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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Draft Cards

There are 601 military records available for the last name Byne. For the veterans among your Byne ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Byne lifespan?

Between 1960 and 2004, in the United States, Byne life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1960, and highest in 1998. The average life expectancy for Byne in 1960 was 52, and 68 in 2004.

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