Find Ancestors

Welcome to the Genes Reunited community boards!

The Genes Reunited community is made up of millions of people with similar interests. Discover your family history and make life long friends along the way.
You will find a close knit but welcoming group of keen genealogists all prepared to offer advice and help to new members.
And it's not all serious business. The boards are often a place to relax and be entertained by all kinds of subjects.
The Genes community will go out of their way to help you, so don’t be shy about asking for help.

The Genes Reunited community is made up of millions of people with similar interests. Discover your family history and make life long friends along the way.
You will find a close knit but welcoming group of keen genealogists all prepared to offer advice and help to new members.
And it's not all serious business. The boards are often a place to relax and be entertained by all kinds of subjects.
The Genes community will go out of their way to help you, so don’t be shy about asking for help.

Profile	Posted by	Options	Post Date
Member Since: February 2003 Posts: 8 Send Message	Elaine	Report	4 Feb 2003 13:55
Member Since: February 2003 Posts: 8 Send Message	The name Benns comes from the Norfolk / Suffolk area, where you will still find many of them 'clustered'. I believe it comes from an old East Anglian dialect nickname meaning 'Big Bottom'. Hello to any Benns relatives. You always wanted that tit-bit of information made public, didn't you? ;-) Seriously though, anyone with the name Benns in their family history please get in touch. We are rare and probably related! :-)

All site material is owned by Findmypast Limited and should not be used without prior permission.

Any views expressed in message boards and members notes represent the opinions of the author and do not represent the opinions of Findmypast Limited.