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    The surname Benigno

    A Spanish surname, carried by 1,220 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex B525

    Benigno: #21,429 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Benigno #21,429, 1,220 people Benigno: #21,429 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Benigno #21,429, 1,220 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Benigno is more common than 86.8% of them.

    Origin

    Spanish origin

    Given name as surname, from Spanish or Portuguese, literally "benign"

    One of 992 Spanish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,220 people named Benigno in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 253,070 Americans. That is up 21% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,010.

    #21,429
    rank among US surnames
    1,220
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +20.8%
    change since 2000 (was #23,468)

    Who is named Benigno

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

    61% of people named Benigno identified as white (not Hispanic), 21% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 17% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 61%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 21%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 17%
    • Two or more races 1.2%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Benigno

    Benigno has the Soundex code B525, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B525.

    Other Spanish surnames

    All 992 Spanish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Benigno come from?
    Given name as surname, from Spanish or Portuguese, literally "benign"
    How common is the surname Benigno?
    1,220 people in the United States had the surname Benigno in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 253,070 Americans. It ranked 21,429th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Benigno?
    In the 2010 Census, 61% of people named Benigno identified as white (not Hispanic), and 21% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
    Is the surname Benigno getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,010 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,220 in 2010, up 21%.