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Question:Beynon?


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The meaning of the name Beynon is Son Of Eynon

The origin of the name Beynon is Welsh

BEYNON

Welsh: variant of Bennion.

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Bennion

Welsh: Anglicized form of Welsh ap Einion, ‘son of Einion’ (see Eynon).

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Eynon
Welsh: from the personal name Einion, which used to be extremely common in Wales. It is probably ultimately derived from the Latin personal name Anmianus, but no doubt enjoyed its wide popularity as a result of folk etymological associations with Welsh einion ‘anvil’ and/or uniawn ‘upright’, ‘just’.

Good luck in your research!

This was all www.ancestry.com had to offer on your surname,
Beynon
Welsh: variant of Bennion.
hope it helps anyway.

Rootsweb(free site) has 1233 entries in family trees for Beynon. Pull up the site and put Beynon in the World Connect block.
If you see something that interest you, probe on a name and it will take you to a screen that will give you the name and email address of the submitter.

Now, don't take as fact everything you see in family trees on any website, free or paid.
The information is submitted by folks like you and me. Most is not documented. Even if you see the same information from different submitters, you can't take it for granted that it is right. A lot of people are copying without verifying.