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    The surname Benford

    A surname, carried by 3,995 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex B516

    Benford: #8,293 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Benford #8,293, 3,995 people Benford: #8,293 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Benford #8,293, 3,995 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Benford is more common than 94.9% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 3,995 people named Benford in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 77,283 Americans. That is up 6.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,761.

    #8,293
    rank among US surnames
    3,995
    people in 2010
    1.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +6.2%
    change since 2000 (was #8,122)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #8,287Dulin3,99877,225
    #8,288Maus3,99777,244
    #8,291Bergin3,99677,264
    #8,293Blackshear3,99577,283
    #8,295Ice3,99477,302

    Who is named Benford

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

    70% of people named Benford identified as Black (not Hispanic), 24% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.2% as two or more races.

    • Black (not Hispanic) 70%
    • White (not Hispanic) 24%
    • Two or more races 3.2%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.2%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

    Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

    Famous Benfords

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Frank Benford
      American electrical engineer & physicist best known for rediscovering Benford's Law (1883-

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Benford

    Benford has the Soundex code B516, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B516.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Benford?
    3,995 people in the United States had the surname Benford in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 77,283 Americans. It ranked 8,293rd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Benford?
    In the 2010 Census, 70% of people named Benford identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 24% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Benford?
    Frank Benford, American electrical engineer & physicist best known for rediscovering Benford's Law (1883-.
    Where is the surname Benford most common?
    Wikidata records people named Benford in the United States.
    Is the surname Benford getting more or less common?
    More common. 3,761 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,995 in 2010, up 6.2%.