Benham (surname)

Benham is an Anglo-Scottish locational surname, from Benham, Berkshire, or Binham, Norfolk.[1][2] Notable people with the surname include:

* Alfred Ernest Yonge Benham (1888–1962), Australian bass singer
* Andrew E. K. Benham (1832–1905), American admiral
* Charles Benham (1860–1929), author, newspaper editor and amateur scientist
* Chris Benham (born 1983), English cricketer
* Edward Benham (died 1869) printer and editor of Essex County Standard
* Ellen Ida Benham (1871–1917) science teacher in South Australia.
* Flip Benham (born 1948), American Christian fundamentalist
* Henry Washington Benham, 19th-century American soldier
* Isabel Benham (1909–2013), American railroad finance expert
* Jade Benham, Australian politician
* Jane Benham Hay (1829–1904), English artist
* Jessica Benham (born 1990), American politician and disability rights activist
* Joan Benham (1918–1981), English actress
* Hervey Benham (1910–1987); son of Sir William, editor and author on marine topics
* Jane Benham (c. 1943–1992), daughter of Hervey, boat restorer
* Matthew Benham (born 1968), British businessman, owner of Brentford FC
* Robert Benham (judge), Georgia Supreme Court Judge
* Captain Robert Benham, American pioneer, member of First Ohio Legislature
* William Benham (priest) (1831–1910), English churchman and writer
* William Blaxland Benham (1860–1950), New Zealand zoologist and biologist
* William Gurney Benham (1859–1944), English newspaper editor

## See also

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* All pages with titles containing Benham
* Benham (disambiguation)

## References

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1. ^ "Surname Database: Benham Last Name Origin". The Internet Surname Database. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
2. ^ Hanks, Patrick; Coates, Richard; McClure, Peter (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. Oxford University Press. p. 201\. ISBN 978-0-19-252747-9. OCLC 964412220. Retrieved 18 January 2021.

Surname list

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