How common is the surname Benet?

390 people in the United States had the surname Benet in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 791,655 Americans. It ranked 53,072nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Benet?

In the 2010 Census, 61% of people named Benet identified as white (not Hispanic), and 27% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Benet?

Stephen Vincent Benét, American poet, short story writer, novelist (1898–1943), followed by Brenda Benet.

Where is the surname Benet most common?

Wikidata records people named Benet in the United States and Andorra.

Is the surname Benet getting more or less common?

Less common. 413 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 390 in 2010, down 5.6%.

The surname Benet

A surname, carried by 390 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B530

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Benet is more common than 67.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 390 people named Benet in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 791,655 Americans. That is down 5.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 413.

#53,072

rank among US surnames

390

people in 2010

0.1

per 100,000 Americans

-5.6%

change since 2000 (was #48,109)

Who is named Benet

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

61% of people named Benet identified as white (not Hispanic), 27% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 5.9% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 61%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 27%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 3.9%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Benets

6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Stephen Vincent Benét
American poet, short story writer, novelist (1898–1943)
Brenda Benet
Actress (1945–1982)
Eric Benét
American singer, born 1966
William Rose Benét
American writer (1886-1950)
Christie Benet
American politician, college football player and coach (1879-1951)
Jordi Benet
Andorran footballer, born 1980

Notable Benets come mostly from the United States (5) and Andorra (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Benet

Benet has the Soundex code B530, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B530.

Questions

How common is the surname Benet?: 390 people in the United States had the surname Benet in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 791,655 Americans. It ranked 53,072nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Benet?: In the 2010 Census, 61% of people named Benet identified as white (not Hispanic), and 27% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Benet?: Stephen Vincent Benét, American poet, short story writer, novelist (1898–1943), followed by Brenda Benet.
Where is the surname Benet most common?: Wikidata records people named Benet in the United States and Andorra.
Is the surname Benet getting more or less common?: Less common. 413 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 390 in 2010, down 5.6%.