When Rayburn Bennett was born about 1940, in South Carolina, United States, his father, Oliver Bennett, was 23 and his mother, Mae Bell Murphy, was 18. He died in February 1995, in his hometown, at the age of 56.
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1918–1956 Male
1923–1994 Female
about 1940–1995 Male
English: from the medieval personal name Benedict , from Latin Benedictus ‘blessed’. In the 12th century the Latin form of the name is found in England alongside versions derived from the Old French form Beneit, Benoit, which was common among the Normans. The surname has also been established in Ireland since the 14th century.
German: from a short form of the personal name Bernhard .
Altered form of French Benet or Bennet or of some other similar (like-sounding) French surname. Altered ending reflects the Canadian and American French practice of sounding the final -t.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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