Bennett is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, Scotland, England, Netherlands. It is 7 characters long in length.
Family Name / Last Name: Bennett
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Ireland, Scotland, England, Netherlands
Meaning:
From the personal name Benerlict. In the reigns of Edwards II. and III. the name is found thus modified: Fitz-Benedict, Benediscite, Bendiste, Bendish, Bennett. This was in the city of Norwich. The derivation from benet, a minor order of priests, is improbable.
Descendant of Bennet or Benedict both of which means "blessed".
How popular is Bennett?
Bennett is common in United States, England, Australia, Canada, Jamaica, South Africa, Wales, New Zealand, Scotland, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Thailand, Ecuador, Honduras, Nigeria, Panama, French Polynesia, Belize, Germany, Spain, Swaziland, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, France, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Chile, Zimbabwe, Costa Rica, Brazil, Netherlands, Barbados, Philippines, Dominican Republic, Iran, Guatemala, Portugal, Switzerland, Mexico, Denmark, Iraq, Isle of Man, Nicaragua, India, Cayman Islands, Russia.
Bennett is ranked 995 on our list.
Despite the fact that the number of Bennett bearers increased by 3.57 per cent in 2010 US census to 247599 since 2000, the surname slipped by 8 spots and ranked at 86. The last name was found in around 8 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.
| Race | 2010 | 2000 |
|---|---|---|
| White | 76.56 | 79 |
| Black | 17.53 | 16.51 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2.5 | 1.65 |
| Others | 1.99 | 1.54 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.88 | 0.89 |
| Asian and Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander | 0.53 | 0.41 |
RankCountryCount
Countries with hundred thousands of Bennett:
74
United States325,118
United States325,118Countries with ten thousands of Bennett:
46
England90,598
England90,59849
Australia39,697
Australia39,697113
Canada26,137
Canada26,13741
Jamaica12,148
Jamaica12,148Countries with thousands of Bennett:
984
South Africa6,948
South Africa6,94844
Wales5,493
Wales5,49366
New Zealand4,921
New Zealand4,921229
Scotland3,996
Scotland3,996287
Ireland3,336
Ireland3,336234
Northern Ireland1,618
Northern Ireland1,6186,393
Thailand1,319
Thailand1,319Countries with hundreds of Bennett:
2,431
Ecuador981
Ecuador981619
Honduras959
Honduras95914,691
Nigeria695
Nigeria695656
Panama663
Panama66314
French Polynesia608
French Polynesia608120
Belize594
Belize59416,689
Germany586
Germany5867,133
Spain561
Spain561237
Swaziland505
Swaziland505279
Guyana479
Guyana479582
Trinidad and Tobago392
Trinidad and Tobago39228,549
France362
France3623,498
Israel361
Israel36112,374
Saudi Arabia358
Saudi Arabia3582,312
Chile342
Chile3428,562
Zimbabwe273
Zimbabwe273675
Costa Rica257
Costa Rica25730,425
Brazil254
Brazil25411,373
Netherlands254
Netherlands254297
Barbados218
Barbados21858,506
Philippines204
Philippines2042,803
Dominican Republic185
Dominican Republic18526,590
Iran182
Iran1822,878
Guatemala169
Guatemala1693,431
Portugal160
Portugal1606,819
Switzerland158
Switzerland15811,628
Mexico156
Mexico1563,793
Denmark155
Denmark1555,559
Iraq131
Iraq13187
Isle of Man130
Isle of Man1301,419
Nicaragua121
Nicaragua121149,434
India116
India11692
Cayman Islands110
Cayman Islands11094,603
Russia108
Russia108Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
848
Solomon Islands98
Solomon Islands987,289
Sweden98
Sweden983,085
Bahrain88
Bahrain888,537
Norway86
Norway864,565
Uruguay86
Uruguay86478
Bahamas84
Bahamas84160
Jersey83
Jersey83128
Guernsey81
Guernsey815,585
Kuwait77
Kuwait77191
Aruba74
Aruba7424,345
Malaysia61
Malaysia611,258
China60
China60287
Antigua and Barbuda59
Antigua and Barbuda594,419
Cuba54
Cuba5429,899
Japan54
Japan5473,671
Italy53
Italy53Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
8,388
Botswana50
Botswana50395
United States Virgin Islands49
United States Virgin Islands4959,251
Argentina46
Argentina46436
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines46
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines4633,354
Belgium41
Belgium412,965
Hong Kong41
Hong Kong4112,312
Venezuela41
Venezuela4135,847
Czechia39
Czechia39450
Grenada38
Grenada3836
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha37
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha37302
Bermuda36
Bermuda36687
Saint Lucia36
Saint Lucia369,506
Liberia35
Liberia352,877
Cyprus34
Cyprus34643
Guam33
Guam33295
Saint Kitts and Nevis32
Saint Kitts and Nevis3211,474
Ghana30
Ghana302,182
El Salvador27
El Salvador278,697
Namibia25
Namibia2522,934
United Arab Emirates24
United Arab Emirates24275,398
Indonesia21
Indonesia2143,235
Austria20
Austria20305
Northern Mariana Islands19
Northern Mariana Islands191,289
Malta18
Malta18201
Turks and Caicos Islands18
Turks and Caicos Islands1873,285
Greece17
Greece1715,474
Estonia15
Estonia1511,267
Haiti13
Haiti1374,307
Papua New Guinea13
Papua New Guinea1318,211
Singapore13
Singapore1342,199
Hungary12
Hungary1240,366
Kenya12
Kenya12Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
32,186
Finland10
Finland1030,046
Peru10
Peru101,883
Fiji9
Fiji954,497
Morocco9
Morocco972,658
Pakistan9
Pakistan930,726
Qatar9
Qatar964,129
Slovakia9
Slovakia98,246
Tunisia9
Tunisia9152
Anguilla8
Anguilla862,263
Egypt8
Egypt8453
British Virgin Islands7
British Virgin Islands74,234
Mozambique7
Mozambique712,093
Sri Lanka7
Sri Lanka725,178
Afghanistan6
Afghanistan6991
Gibraltar6
Gibraltar66,082
Oman6
Oman6156,558
Poland6
Poland61,433
South Korea6
South Korea672,091
Tanzania6
Tanzania6144,247
Turkey6
Turkey6Show Full Last Name Distribution
Immigrants to US
From Ireland
Ann Bennett was 18 years old when she migrated to USA during Irish famine on May 14, 1846. She lived in Great Britain where she worked as maid and took John Clark from Liverpool. Mary Bennett, aged 20, 25 years old Arthur Bennett, 18 years old Margaret Bennett, Martha Bennett (17) Workwoman, 1 year old Hugh Bennett, Workman James Bennett, Sarah Bennett, Thomas Bennett (20) Rope Maker, and 371 other Bennett around 41.55% of whom were workman while others worked as farmer and carpenter, spinster, tailoress, weaver, clerk, seaman, smith, miner, mechanic, dressmaker migrated to US.
From Germany
John Bennett worked as tinker and hailed from Germany. 24 years old embarked for USA from London on Southampton and arrived on April 20, 1852. Conradine Bennett, aged 19, Miner P. Bennett, P. Bennett (36), Henry Bennett, aged 24, 20 years old Jean Bennett, Laborer William Bennett, 34 years old W. Bennett, Auguste Bennett, aged 23, and 12 other Bennett majority of whom were farmer and others worked as merchant migrated to US from Bremen & Southampton, Liverpool, Havre, Antwerp & Bordeaux and Liverpool & Queenstown.
Bennett Namesakes
- R. B. Bennett, Canadian lawyer, businessman, and politician
- John G. Bennett, British mathematician, scientist, technologist
- Bill Bennett, 27th Premier of the Canadian province of British Columbia
- W. A. C. Bennett, Canadian politician
- Granville G. Bennett, American lawyer
- William Sterndale Bennett, English composer, pianist
- Charles Fox Bennett, was a merchant and politician
- Samm Bennett, American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
- Charles Henry Allan Bennett, member of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn
- Robert S. Bennett, American attorney and partner at Schertler & Onorato
- Edward Turner Bennett, English zoologist and writer
- James C. Bennett, American businessman, with a background
- Jana Bennett, OBE is President and General Manager of History and H2 at A+E Networks
- Patricia Bennett,
- Al Bennett, record company executive who worked at Dot Records
- W. J. E. Bennett, Anglican priest
- Risden Tyler Bennett, Democratic U.S. Congressman
- Ivan Loveridge Bennett, Ivan Loveridge Bennett, Jr
- H. H. Bennett, photographer famous for his pictures of the Dells of the Wisconsin River and surrounding region taken between 1865 and 1908
- G. Vernon Bennett, was superintendent of schools
- Ronan Bennett, Irish novelist and screenwriter
- Mary Bennett, British academic, best
- Myra Bennett, CM, MBE born London, England
- Compton Bennett, English film director, writer and producer
- Fleur Bennett, British television actress
- Harry Bennett, executive at Ford Motor Company during the 1930s and 1940s
- Henry Boswell Bennett, of the 45th Regiment of Foot became on 31 May 1838 the first officer to die in the service of Queen Victoria when he was shot by John Nichols Thom in Bossenden Wood
- Hugh Hammond Bennett, pioneer in the field of soil conservation
- Gareth Bennett, British Anglican priest and academic
- Nicholas Bennett, British politician
- Elinor Bennett, Welsh harpist
- Reginald Bennett, English Conservative Party politician
- Theron C. Bennett, American pianist, ragtime composer
- Meg Bennett, American television soap opera writer and occasional actress
- John M. Bennett, American experimental text, sound, and visual poet
- Edward H. Bennett, architect and city planner best
- Edwin Keppel Bennett, English writer, poet, Germanist
- Thomas Westropp Bennett, Irish politician
- Gary L. Bennett, American scientist and engineer
- Basil Bennett, American athlete
- Huw Bennett, former Wales international rugby union hooker
- Juan Pablo Bennett, Chilean military officer and member of the Government Junta that ruled Chile between 1924 and 1925
- Liam Bennett, former Wexford senior hurler
- Charles L. Bennett, American observational astrophysicist
- Reuben Bennett, Scottish professional goalkeeper with Hull City
- John Joseph Bennett, British botanist
- Donovan Bennett, Jamaican criminal and gang leader of the Klansman based
- Geoffrey Bennett, British Royal Navy officer and author
- Willard Harrison Bennett, American scientist and inventor, born in Findlay
- John Makepeace Bennett, early Australian computer scientist
- Arnold Bennett, English writer
- Alan Bennett, English playwright, screenwriter, actor
Bennett Namesakes
- R. B. Bennett, Canadian lawyer, businessman, and politician
- John G. Bennett, British mathematician, scientist, technologist
- Bill Bennett, 27th Premier of the Canadian province of British Columbia
- W. A. C. Bennett, Canadian politician
- Granville G. Bennett, American lawyer
- William Sterndale Bennett, English composer, pianist
- Charles Fox Bennett, was a merchant and politician
- Samm Bennett, American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
- Charles Henry Allan Bennett, member of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn
- Robert S. Bennett, American attorney and partner at Schertler & Onorato
- Edward Turner Bennett, English zoologist and writer
- James C. Bennett, American businessman, with a background
- Jana Bennett, OBE is President and General Manager of History and H2 at A+E Networks
- Patricia Bennett,
- Al Bennett, record company executive who worked at Dot Records
- W. J. E. Bennett, Anglican priest
- Risden Tyler Bennett, Democratic U.S. Congressman
- Ivan Loveridge Bennett, Ivan Loveridge Bennett, Jr
- H. H. Bennett, photographer famous for his pictures of the Dells of the Wisconsin River and surrounding region taken between 1865 and 1908
- G. Vernon Bennett, was superintendent of schools
- Ronan Bennett, Irish novelist and screenwriter
- Mary Bennett, British academic, best
- Myra Bennett, CM, MBE born London, England
- Compton Bennett, English film director, writer and producer
- Fleur Bennett, British television actress
- Harry Bennett, executive at Ford Motor Company during the 1930s and 1940s
- Henry Boswell Bennett, of the 45th Regiment of Foot became on 31 May 1838 the first officer to die in the service of Queen Victoria when he was shot by John Nichols Thom in Bossenden Wood
- Hugh Hammond Bennett, pioneer in the field of soil conservation
- Gareth Bennett, British Anglican priest and academic
- Nicholas Bennett, British politician
- Elinor Bennett, Welsh harpist
- Reginald Bennett, English Conservative Party politician
- Theron C. Bennett, American pianist, ragtime composer
- Meg Bennett, American television soap opera writer and occasional actress
- John M. Bennett, American experimental text, sound, and visual poet
- Edward H. Bennett, architect and city planner best
- Edwin Keppel Bennett, English writer, poet, Germanist
- Thomas Westropp Bennett, Irish politician
- Gary L. Bennett, American scientist and engineer
- Basil Bennett, American athlete
- Huw Bennett, former Wales international rugby union hooker
- Juan Pablo Bennett, Chilean military officer and member of the Government Junta that ruled Chile between 1924 and 1925
- Liam Bennett, former Wexford senior hurler
- Charles L. Bennett, American observational astrophysicist
- Reuben Bennett, Scottish professional goalkeeper with Hull City
- John Joseph Bennett, British botanist
- Donovan Bennett, Jamaican criminal and gang leader of the Klansman based
- Geoffrey Bennett, British Royal Navy officer and author
- Willard Harrison Bennett, American scientist and inventor, born in Findlay
- John Makepeace Bennett, early Australian computer scientist
- Arnold Bennett, English writer
- Alan Bennett, English playwright, screenwriter, actor
Related Family Names:
- Benaderet
- Benault
- Benavent (Spain)
- Benazet (France)
- Benbassat
- BenBassett
- Bencet
- Benchetrit (France)
- Benckert
- Bencroft (England)
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