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Where did the English Benjamin family come from? What is the English coat of arms/family crest? When did the Benjamin family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the history of the family name?

The Benjamin surname is derived from the Hebrew personal name Benjamin, which literally means "son of the south," or "son of the right hand." The name most likely began to be used in England as a given name following the crusades, and was then taken on as a surname. Thus, the Benjamin surname is Hebrew in origin, but English as a surname, and may be carried by either Christians or Jews.

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Suggested Readings for the name Benjamin
  • The Benjamin Families from Columbia County, New York by R. M. Benjamin.
  • The Benjamin Family in America by Gloria Wall Bicha.

Some noteworthy people of the name Benjamin
  • Asher Benjamin, American architect
  • Park Benjamin, American (British Guiana born) journalist
  • Judah Philip Benjamin, American (British-born) politician, Confederate secretary of war (1861–1862) and secretary of state (1862–1865)
  • Joe Benjamin (b. 1919), American, Jazz, Bassist
  • Arthur Benjamin (1893-1960), Australian composer
  • Professor Thomas Benjamin, mathematician
  • Private First Class George Benjamin Jr., who was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1944


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Family Crests: the Heraldic Artist


We have researched the Benjamin family crest in the most recognized sources. Before an artist or craftsman can render a family crest, it must exist. In other words the crest must have been designed and recorded by the heralds from time immemorial.

Heraldic designs matriculated by the lay-artist in many cases becomes uninspired, meretricious and even ugly...

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Family Crests: Timeline


Many of the symbols adopted into armory have been used since the time of the ancient Egyptians, but heraldry itself did not begin until the 11th century. In continental Europe, the most ancient recorded family crest was discovered upon the monumental effigy of a Count of Wasserburg in the church of St. Emeran, at Ratisobon, Germany...

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Family Crests: Elements


In the Benjamin coat of arms as in all coat of arms the crest is only one element of the full armorial achievement. Again the Family Crest is just part of the story of Coats of Arms or Heraldry. Heraldry is defined as the hereditary art or science of blazoning, the description is appropriate technical terms of Coats-of-Arms and other heraldic and armorial insignia, and is of very ancient origin...

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Family Crests and Genealogy: how they relate


We encourage you to study the Benjamin genealogy to find out if you descend from someone who bore a particular family crest. Anyone making a study of heraldry usually becomes interested in Genealogy or seeking legal claim to a particular family crest. No families, not even the royal houses, can make sound claim to the right to bear arms unless a proven connection is established through attested Genealogical records...

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The Benjamin Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Benjamin Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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