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    The surname Beneš

    A surname, carried by 2,338 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex B520

    Beneš: #13,109 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Beneš #13,109, 2,338 people Beneš: #13,109 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Beneš #13,109, 2,338 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Beneš is more common than 91.9% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,338 people named Beneš in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 132,055 Americans. That is up 6.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,203.

    #13,109
    rank among US surnames
    2,338
    people in 2010
    0.8
    per 100,000 Americans
    +6.1%
    change since 2000 (was #12,815)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #13,101Vansant2,340131,943
    #13,107Glowacki2,339131,999
    #13,109Pabst2,338132,055
    #13,115Leming2,337132,112

    Who is named Beneš

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

    91% of people named Beneš identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.8% as Black (not Hispanic).

    • White (not Hispanic) 91%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.7%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 1.8%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
    • Two or more races 0.7%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Benešs

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Emilie Benes Brzezinski
      American sculptor (1932–2022)
    • Ed Benes
      Brazilian comic book artist, born 1972

    Notable Benešs come mostly from the United States (1) and Brazil (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Beneš

    Beneš has the Soundex code B520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B520.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Beneš?
    2,338 people in the United States had the surname Beneš in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 132,055 Americans. It ranked 13,109th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Beneš?
    In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Beneš identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Beneš?
    Emilie Benes Brzezinski, American sculptor (1932–2022), followed by Ed Benes.
    Where is the surname Beneš most common?
    Wikidata records people named Beneš in the United States and Brazil.
    Is the surname Beneš getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,203 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,338 in 2010, up 6.1%.