Dictionary of Family Names in the Visegrad Countries
BENKŐ
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| Origin | of Hungarian origin |
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| Type | Family name referring to the connection with the father or another ancestor by that name |
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The name is derived from the medieval Hungarian name Benkő (hypocoristic form of a given name beginning with Ben-, e.g. Benedek ‘Benedict’, Benjámin ‘Benjamin’) and refers to the connection with the father or another ancestor by that name. Variant: Benkö. |