How common is the surname Benedetto?

3,375 people in the United States had the surname Benedetto in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 91,480 Americans. It ranked 9,624th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Benedetto?

In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Benedetto identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Benedetto?

Darío Benedetto, Argentine footballer (born 1990), followed by Tony Bennett.

Where is the surname Benedetto most common?

Wikidata records people named Benedetto in Argentina and the United States.

Is the surname Benedetto getting more or less common?

More common. 3,280 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,375 in 2010, up 2.9%.

Is Benedetto also a first name?

Yes. Benedetto 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 Benedetto

A surname, carried by 3,375 people in the United States.

4 syllables Soundex B533 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). Benedetto is more common than 94.1% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,375 people named Benedetto in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 91,480 Americans. That is up 2.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,280.

#9,624

rank among US surnames

3,375

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+2.9%

change since 2000 (was #9,145)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,618	Courville	3,379	91,372
#9,620	Mardis	3,378	91,399
#9,621	Nassar	3,377	91,426
#9,624	Benedetto	3,375	91,480
#9,627	Palazzolo	3,374	91,507
#9,628	Leath	3,372	91,562

Who is named Benedetto

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

92% of people named Benedetto identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.2%
Two or more races 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.2%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Benedettos

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Darío Benedetto
Argentine footballer (born 1990)
Tony Bennett
American singer (1926–2023)

Notable Benedettos come mostly from Argentina (1) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Benedetto

Benedetti

Benedetto has the Soundex code B533, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B533.

Questions

How common is the surname Benedetto?: 3,375 people in the United States had the surname Benedetto in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 91,480 Americans. It ranked 9,624th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Benedetto?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Benedetto identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Benedetto?: Darío Benedetto, Argentine footballer (born 1990), followed by Tony Bennett.
Where is the surname Benedetto most common?: Wikidata records people named Benedetto in Argentina and the United States.
Is the surname Benedetto getting more or less common?: More common. 3,280 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,375 in 2010, up 2.9%.
Is Benedetto also a first name?: Yes. Benedetto 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.