How common is the surname Ben?

3,386 people in the United States had the surname Ben in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 91,183 Americans. It ranked 9,596th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Ben?

In the 2010 Census, 28% of people named Ben identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 26% as white (not Hispanic).

Who is the most famous person named Ben?

Hind Ben Abdelkader, Belgian basketball player (born 1995).

Where is the surname Ben most common?

Wikidata records people named Ben in Belgium.

Is the surname Ben getting more or less common?

More common. 2,838 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,386 in 2010, up 19%.

Is Ben also a first name?

Yes. Ben is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Ben

A surname, carried by 3,386 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex B500 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ben is more common than 94.1% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,386 people named Ben in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 91,183 Americans. That is up 19% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,838.

#9,596

rank among US surnames

3,386

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+19.3%

change since 2000 (was #10,408)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,592	Bicknell	3,389	91,102
#9,593	Costantino	3,388	91,129
#9,594	Hoelscher	3,387	91,156
#9,596	Keever	3,386	91,183
#9,598	Lundeen	3,385	91,210

Who is named Ben

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

28% of people named Ben identified as Black (not Hispanic), 26% as white (not Hispanic) and 25% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

Black (not Hispanic) 28%
White (not Hispanic) 26%
American Indian and Alaska Native 25%
Asian and Pacific Islander 12%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 6.8%
Two or more races 2.9%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Bens

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Hind Ben Abdelkader
Belgian basketball player (born 1995)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Ben

Ben has the Soundex code B500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B500.

Questions

How common is the surname Ben?: 3,386 people in the United States had the surname Ben in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 91,183 Americans. It ranked 9,596th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ben?: In the 2010 Census, 28% of people named Ben identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 26% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Ben?: Hind Ben Abdelkader, Belgian basketball player (born 1995).
Where is the surname Ben most common?: Wikidata records people named Ben in Belgium.
Is the surname Ben getting more or less common?: More common. 2,838 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,386 in 2010, up 19%.
Is Ben also a first name?: Yes. Ben is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.