Släkthistoria för Bethencourt
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French (northern; Béthencourt) and Spanish (of French origin; Canary Islands): variant of Bettencourt. This surname is most common in the Canary Islands where it was brought to by the first conqueror of this islands Jean de Béthencourt (1362–1425) a French knight in the service of Castile who became king of the Canary Islands and his nephew and successor Maciot de Béthencourt. Elsewhere in the Spanish speaking world the most common form of this surname is Betancourt. — Note: The population figure published by the US Census Bureau for this surname in the year 2000 is 107.
Källa: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
