Släkthistoria för Benenhaley
Benenhaley Vad efternamn betyder
Americanized form of an unidentified surname reputedly 'Turkish' (in fact Arabic from North Africa which was in the past part of the Ottoman Empire) Ben Ali a patronymic composed of Arabic ben ‘son’ and the personal name Ali. The surname Benenhaley originates from SC and is borne by the so-called Turks of South Carolina (also known as Turks of Sumter County) an ethnic group of disputed mixed (apparently largely Moor or Arabic from North Africa but also some Native American and European) ancestry.
Källa: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
