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Origin of Ban Total Records: 17  Origin of Ban, Meaning of Ban Origin: These variants and others all go back to Christopher Frederick Banzhaf who came to America from Gerstteten, Germany in the 1760's. He changed the name originally to Benchhoof. Surnames: Banzhaf, Benchoff, Benshoff, Benshoof Submitted by: Barton A. Benshoof Origin of Ban, Meaning of Ban Origin: The Cabaniss Surname's Arrival in America The following is taken from Allen Cabaniss' excellent work, Cabaniss Through Four Generations: Some Descendants of Matthew and George, ?1969, 1970, 1971, Allen Cabaniss: HENRI CABANIS, French Protestant immigrant to Va. and a progenitor of the family in America, appears first on the ship list of the Mary and Ann of London as 'Henri Cabanis, sa femme et un enfant,' among 205 refugees led by Olivier, Marquis de la Muce, and Charles de Sailly, sailing from Gravesend harbor. Capt. George Hawes acknowledged receipt of payment for transportation of those 207 persons on 19 Apr. 1700 (Brock, Huguenot Emigrations, pp.254f.). Also on that list were 'Isaac Chabanas, son fils, et Catherine Bomard' (ibid., p.253), and it is presumed that Isaac and Henri were related (Anderson, Henry Cavinis, pp.403-430). After thirteen weeks at sea the ship arrived at the mouth of James River on 23 July 1700. The royal governor, Col. Francis Nicholson, reported on 12 Aug. (in a letter received in London on 21 Oct.) that the refugees had been located at a place 'about twenty miles above the Falls of James River, commonly called Manikin Town,' a deserted village of the Monacan Indians (ibid., p.252; it is his report that inJoe Cabaniss Surnames: Cabaniss, Cabiness, Caviness, Cavinis Submitted by: Joe Cabaniss Origin of Ban, Meaning of Ban Origin: An island off the coast of Friesland (Northern Netherlands) was probably called Banta and the family from there used the name when they came to America in the 1660s. In the Netherlands they did not use it. Surnames: Banta, Bonta Submitted by: Ralph J. Turner Origin of Ban, Meaning of Ban Origin: Ian Bheann Neilson (John Bain Mackay-Neilson) was given the nickname Bain to distinguish him from the other John Mackays. Bain is Gaelic for fair or handsome. Born at Creich in 1408 he, along with his mother, moved from there and settled in Olrig, Caithness by 1435. Surnames: Bain, Baine, Bane, Bayn, Bayne, Bean, Beane Submitted by: Alan Randle Bayne Origin of Ban, Meaning of Ban Origin: Searching ancestors of Uriah Bane/Bean living in Wythe County, VA from at least 1830 and dieing in Bland County, VA about 1880. Surnames: Bane Submitted by: Dave Bane Origin of Ban, Meaning of Ban Origin: Researching Bancroft families originating from the county of Yorkshire, England. Surnames: Bancroft Submitted by: Jarlath Bancroft Origin of Ban, Meaning of Ban Origin: I am researching the world-wide BANWELL family. The oldest family records are in the vilage of Banwell, Somerset, England Surnames: BANWELL Submitted by: Peter Banwell Origin of Ban, Meaning of Ban Origin: Elbanna, Albanna, Banna,El-Banna. It means the Mason, The Builder Surnames: albanna elbanna banna Submitted by: brian mason Origin of Ban, Meaning of Ban Origin: The name Elbanna, Albanna, Banna, El-Banna, originated in most of the Arab countries. Palestine, lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Egypt, Jordan...and others. The Banna family has both Moslems and Christions in it Surnames: albanna elbanna banna Submitted by: brian mason Origin of Ban, Meaning of Ban Origin: Sallabank means "the willows by the banks of the river. Thus the people that lived in the area of Yaxley, England??? became know as the Sallowbanks. Yaxley, England is the area where we have found the earliest "Sallowbanks", now spelled Sallabank(s) in the late 1600's Surnames: Sallabank, Morris, Lozer Submitted by: Mark Lozer Origin of Ban, Meaning of Ban Origin: In Germany the surname SONNABEND means `Saturday', which makes researching for people rather than days, very difficult in German films and records. Surnames: SONNABEND, SONNABAND Submitted by: C. Davies Origin of Ban, Meaning of Ban Origin: Definiton: Derivation of "brook," or a small stream. Also a name given to thoses who came from Brooksbank, the name of several places in England derived from Middle English "brokes" for brook and "bank" for bank. Just about as many origins as there are steams. Surnames: Brooks, Brook, Broke, Brooking, Brookings, Brooksbank Submitted by: Alison Origin of Ban, Meaning of Ban Origin: bandarra Surnames: Bandarra Submitted by: Origin of Ban, Meaning of Ban Origin: Origin from some where in england, went to mexico and spain during exchange. lost spalling somewhere in between. also located alot in the guerrero area of mexico Surnames: Marban, marvan Submitted by: Marianne Origin of Ban, Meaning of Ban Origin: Banner Maker Surnames: Bantz Submitted by: Origin of Ban, Meaning of Ban Origin: well as I know there is a place in Albabia called "babani" Surnames: babani Submitted by: pranvera Origin of Ban, Meaning of Ban Origin: Danish Surnames: Bang Submitted by: 11/23/2009 1:29 AM Page 1 of 1

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