Bentham.
An English habitational surname from Old English derived from any of several places.
Meaning & usage
An English habitational surname from Old English derived from any of several places.
A village in Badgeworth civil parish, Tewkesbury borough, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO9116).
A civil parish with a town council in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Craven district, that includes High Bentham and Low Bentham.
Where this word comes from
From Old English *beonot (“bent grass”) + hām (“homestead, village”).
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