The Benthem Name: Records, Origin and Blazon

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Family name meaning

Records tie Benthem closely to Bentham. Like many surnames, it began with a place: “from Bentham, in North Yorkshire”.

Records show Benthem as one of the forms Bentham took over time. The same family of names includes Bentam.

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