Baihn Surname
Approximately 70 people bear this surname
Baihn Surname User-submission:
My great-grandfather, John Behan, was born in 1825 in Kilkenny, Ireland. He was a convict exile transported to Australia in 1849 aboard the Havering. Upon arrival on the 8/11/1849 in Sydney he received his TOL (prisoners No.49/8950 & was sent to the Camden area of NSW.
Read More About This SurnameBaihn Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 55 | 1:80,155 | 6,706 |
| Australia | 14 | 1:1,928,264 | 88,951 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Baihn Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
My great-grandfather, John Behan, was born in 1825 in Kilkenny, Ireland. He was a convict exile transported to Australia in 1849 aboard the Havering. Upon arrival on the 8/11/1849 in Sydney he received his TOL (prisoners No.49/8950 & was sent to the Camden area of NSW. He married my great grandmother, Bridget Cody also from Kilkenny, at St Marys Cathedral in 1855. They had 8 children, Mary, Ellen, Cornelius, Thomas, Catherine, Bridget (my grandmother), Daniel & Martin.
Sometime over the years John & Bridget adopted the surname Bowen & also Bohen which is on Johns death certificates. Of the sons, Cornelius used Bowen, Thomas used Bowen & Baihn, (Bowen is on his death cert.) & he is buried at Rookwood. Baihn is on the headstone. Daniel & Martin used Baihn when they married & for their children. Martin also witnessed my grandmothers marriage cert. as Martin Baihn in 1893. Having contacted many of the Baihns during my family research I think most Baihns in Australia are descended from Daniel & Martin. Thomas never married & had no descendants. I suspect that being an ex convict or the children of one was not very fashionable in late 1800s or the first half of the 1900s hence the name changing. I might add that Martin was the only one who could read or write.
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Where Does The Last Name Baihn Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Baihn occurs in Liberia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Baihn? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,273,756th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 104,107,799 people. The surname Baihn is primarily found in Africa, where 79 percent of Baihn reside; 79 percent reside in West Africa and 79 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Liberia, where it is borne by 55 people, or 1 in 80,155. In Liberia Baihn is most prevalent in: Nimba County, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account Liberia it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 20 percent reside and Pakistan, where 1 percent reside.
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