Bins Surname History

Origins Available:
England
Ireland

The ancestry of the name Bins dates from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It comes from when the family lived in the village and parish of Binns near Great Smeaton in Yorkshire. In medieval times, the name literally meant hollows, and indicated that the bearer lived near a hollow.

Early Origins of the Bins family

The surname Bins was first found in Yorkshire, where they held a family seat from ancient times, long before the Norman Conquest in 1066 A.D.

Early History of the Bins family

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Bins Spelling Variations

Spelling variations in names were a common occurrence before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago. In the Middle Ages, even the literate spelled their names differently as the English language incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other European languages. Many variations of the name Bins have been found, including Binns, Bins, Binnes, Binn and others.

Early Notables of the Bins family

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Migration of the Bins family to Ireland

Some of the Bins family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Bins migration to the United States +

Families began migrating abroad in enormous numbers because of the political and religious discontent in England. Often faced with persecution and starvation in England, the possibilities of the New World attracted many English people. Although the ocean trips took many lives, those who did get to North America were instrumental in building the necessary groundwork for what would become for new powerful nations. Some of the first immigrants to cross the Atlantic and come to North America bore the name Bins, or a variant listed above:

Bins Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Penetek Bins, who landed in New York in 1709 1
Johan Conrad Bins, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1749 1

Bins Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

John Bins, who settled in Philadelphia in 1854

Citations +

Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)