Besant is used as a family name or surname in many languages. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Besant
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Unknown
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Besant

How popular is Besant?

Besant is ranked 247026 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Besant bearers increased by 5.376344 per cent in 2010 US census to 196 since 2000, the surname slipped by 1712 spots and ranked at 93513. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 60.71 67.74
Black 34.18 30.65
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 3.06 0
Besant is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in England. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Jersey. Around 1299 people have been found who wears Besant as their family name. Besant is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
720,003 Russia4
118,015 Netherlands1
91,024 Belgium1
151,601 Spain1
134,667 Zimbabwe1
123,175 Tanzania1
6,212 Jamaica1
810,193 Indonesia1
3,071 Jersey1
18,969 Wales1
66,560 Philippines1
277,603 France1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
262,046 India45
11,040 Scotland39
20,041 New Zealand24
Countries with hundreds of Besant:
13,711 England430
92,104 United States250
43,536 Germany235
16,998 Australia154
31,340 Canada107

Immigrants to US

From Ireland

During the great famine, Of unknown age immigrant Elizabeth Besant who was residing in Great Britain migrated to USA on May 30, 1851 by John And Lucy put out from Liverpool.

Besant Namesakes

  • Annie Besant, Member of the London School Board
  • Annie Besant, Member of the London School Board
  • Annie Besant, Member of the London School Board
  • Mabel Besant-Scott, Annie Besant's daughter
  • Annie Besant, Member of the London School Board
  • Rachael Besant portrayed the leading role of Amanda in 2012 drama, mystery film Notre Mensonge.

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