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Bentley
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Origin Of The Surname Bentley
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Meaning Of The Surname Bentley
Grass clearing
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Interesting
Facts About
Bentley
There are several reasons why people would have been given this family name. Firstly it could have been given on a locational basis for those who lived in areas called Bentley such as Bentley in Suffolk, Staffordshire and Yorkshire. However, it could also have been given on a topographical basis for those who lived near a grass clearing as the name is made up of the Old English elements ‘beonet’ which means grass and reeds and ‘leah’ which means clearing. |
Bentley Statistics
Bentley is the number 355 ranked surname in the United Kingdom.
According to our statistics around 25,966 share the surname Bentley in the UK.
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