Ben-David
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Ben-David
Frequency: (161)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
Jewish: patronymic meaning ‘son of David’.
GIVEN NAMES: Jewish 35%. Shula (3), Ilan (2), Meir (2), Meyer (2), Ari, Avi, Ayal, Haim, Limor, Menashe, Mordechai, Moshe.
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