Banyan Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Banyan Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Banyan family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 7
Labourer Bricklayer 2
Farm Servant 1
Wheel Wright 1
Wheel Wright's Wife 1
Brick Setters Lab 1
Cotton Frame Tenter 1
Winder Silk 1
Barge Builder 1
Agricultural Labourer 1
Hawker 1
House Servant 1

Banyan Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Bunyan 83% 4,684
2 Benyon 67% 2,359
3 Binyon 67% 1,058
4 Bunyon 67% 839
5 Banyon 83% 123
6 Benyan 83% 107
7 Banyan 100% 102

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The surname Banyan is the 7th most popular variant of Bunyan.

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