Benjamins: Last Name and Heraldic Notes

Benjamins is best understood together with Benjamin: both are English spellings of a single family name. In origin, the name means “Right-hand son”.

A variant of Benjamin

The extra ending in Benjamins is patronymic: it identified a person as belonging to Benjamin's family. Before spelling was standardised, one family could appear under several forms. Related forms: Beniamina.

Family crest and blazon

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Benjamins, so the heraldry linked to Benjamin is a starting point, not an automatic right.

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