How common is the surname Benham?

4,955 people in the United States had the surname Benham in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 62,310 Americans. It ranked 6,807th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Benham?

Stanley Benham, American bobsledder (1913-1970), followed by Harry Benham.

Where is the surname Benham most common?

Wikidata records people named Benham in the United States and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

Is the surname Benham getting more or less common?

More common. 4,883 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,955 in 2010, up 1.5%.

The surname Benham

A surname, carried by 4,955 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B550

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Benham is more common than 95.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,955 people named Benham in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 62,310 Americans. That is up 1.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,883.

#6,807

rank among US surnames

4,955

people in 2010

1.7

per 100,000 Americans

+1.5%

change since 2000 (was #6,420)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,799	Hostetter	4,960	62,247
#6,801	Shim	4,958	62,272
#6,805	Ballenger	4,956	62,297
#6,807	Benham	4,955	62,310
#6,808	Gilstrap	4,954	62,322
#6,809	Jefferies	4,953	62,335

Who is named Benham

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

91% of people named Benham identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.7% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Two or more races 1.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Benhams

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Stanley Benham
American bobsledder (1913-1970)
Harry Benham
American actor (1884–1969)
Jane Benham Hay
British artist (1829-1904)
Elsa Benham
American actress (1908-1995)

Notable Benhams come mostly from the United States (3) and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Benham

Benham has the Soundex code B550, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B550.

Questions

How common is the surname Benham?: 4,955 people in the United States had the surname Benham in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 62,310 Americans. It ranked 6,807th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Benham?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Benham identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.7% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Benham?: Stanley Benham, American bobsledder (1913-1970), followed by Harry Benham.
Where is the surname Benham most common?: Wikidata records people named Benham in the United States and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
Is the surname Benham getting more or less common?: More common. 4,883 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,955 in 2010, up 1.5%.