English: habitational name from any of various places so named but primarily from Bentham in Yorkshire or Gloucestershire; named from Old English beonet ‘bent grass’ + hām ‘homestead estate’ or hamm ‘enclosure hemmed [...]
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What is the origin of the name Bentham?
English: habitational name from any of various places so named but primarily from Bentham in Yorkshire or Gloucestershire; named from Old English beonet ‘bent grass’ + hām ‘homestead estate’ or hamm ‘enclosure hemmed [...]