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Bingham

in Illinois

There are 640 people with the last name "Bingham" in Illinois.

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Bingham 1,684
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  1. is 1,680th most common Easley
  2. is 1,681st most common Coughlin
  3. is 1,682nd most common Dobbs
  4. is 1,683rd most common Huddleston
  5. is 1,684th most common Bingham
  6. is 1,685th most common Duda
  7. is 1,686th most common Latham
  8. is 1,687th most common Krol
  9. is 1,688th most common Lemke

Similar Names and Nicknames

Bing, Bingaman, Binger, Bingman, Bingle, Bingley, Bingenheimer, Bingel, Binggeli, Bingen

Most Common First Names for Bingham

John, James, Richard, Robert, Mary, David, Kimberly, Michael, Donald, Nancy

Meaning & History

English: habitational name from a place in Nottinghamshire called Bingham, from an unattested Old English clan name, Binningas, or an Old English word bing ‘(a) hollow’ + Old English hām ‘homestead’. The name is also established in Ireland.

Jewish (American): Americanized form of various like-sounding habitational names such as Bingenheimer.

FOREBEARS The Bingham family of Melcombe Bingham in Dorset can trace their descent back to Robert de Bingham, recorded in 1273, who probably came from Bingham in Nottinghamshire. His descendants included the Earls of Lucan. A branch of the family was established in Ireland, where they gave their name to Binghamstown in County Mayo. Sir Richard Bingham (c. 1528–99) was Marshal of Ireland. Charles Bingham (1735–99) was created earl of Lucan in 1795.William Bingham, born in Philadelphia in 1752, was a prominent land speculator and founder of the Bank of North America in 1781. Hiram Bingham, born in Bennington, VT, in 1789, was a missionary to the Sandwich Islands (Hawaii).

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