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    The surname Benard

    A French surname, carried by 2,407 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex B563

    Benard: #12,812 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Benard #12,812, 2,407 people Benard: #12,812 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Benard #12,812, 2,407 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Benard is more common than 92.1% of them.

    Origin

    French origin

    A surname from French.

    One of 791 French surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,407 people named Benard in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 128,270 Americans. That is up 12% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,159.

    #12,812
    rank among US surnames
    2,407
    people in 2010
    0.8
    per 100,000 Americans
    +11.5%
    change since 2000 (was #13,019)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #12,807Loose2,408128,217
    #12,812Benard2,407128,270
    #12,817Carew2,406128,323
    #12,821Brugger2,405128,377

    Who is named Benard

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

    57% of people named Benard identified as white (not Hispanic), 32% as Black (not Hispanic) and 8.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 57%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 32%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 8.7%
    • Two or more races 1.6%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Benards

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Maurice Benard
      American actor, born 1963

    Other French surnames

    All 791 French surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Benard come from?
    Benard is French in origin.
    How common is the surname Benard?
    2,407 people in the United States had the surname Benard in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 128,270 Americans. It ranked 12,812th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Benard?
    In the 2010 Census, 57% of people named Benard identified as white (not Hispanic), and 32% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Benard?
    Maurice Benard, American actor.
    Where is the surname Benard most common?
    Wikidata records people named Benard in the United States.
    Is the surname Benard getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,159 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,407 in 2010, up 12%.