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Bingham Family History

Bingham Name 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

Similar surnames: Ingham, Kingham, Windham, Winham, Langham, Higham, Benham, Fincham

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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 1911 there were 231 Bingham families living in Ontario. This was about 61% of all the recorded Bingham's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Bingham families in 1911.

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What did your Bingham ancestors do for a living?

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Top Male Occupations In 1921

Farmer
36%
Labourer
10%
Clerk
7%
Laborer
5%

Top Female Occupations In 1921

Housekeeper
25%
Income
20%
Domestic
15%
Stenographer
15%

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Census Records

There are 180,000 census records available for the last name Bingham. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Bingham census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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Passenger Lists

There are 19,000 immigration records available for the last name Bingham. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 30,000 military records available for the last name Bingham. For the veterans among your Bingham ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Bingham lifespan?

Between 1943 and 2004, in the United States, Bingham life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1943, and highest in 2001. The average life expectancy for Bingham in 1943 was 31, and 72 in 2004.

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