How common is the surname Benito?

2,430 people in the United States had the surname Benito in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 127,056 Americans. It ranked 12,703rd of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Benito getting more or less common?

More common. 1,588 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,430 in 2010, up 53%.

Is Benito also a first name?

Yes. Benito is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Benito

A surname, carried by 2,430 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex B530 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Benito is more common than 92.2% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,430 people named Benito in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 127,056 Americans. That is up 53% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,588.

#12,703

rank among US surnames

2,430

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+53%

change since 2000 (was #16,625)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,694	Culbert	2,432	126,951
#12,696	Henao	2,431	127,004
#12,703	Raulerson	2,430	127,056
#12,711	Gans	2,429	127,108

Who is named Benito

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

64% of people named Benito identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 15% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 15% as white (not Hispanic).

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 64%
Asian and Pacific Islander 15%
White (not Hispanic) 15%
American Indian and Alaska Native 2.5%
Two or more races 1.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.5%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Benito

Benito 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 Benito?: 2,430 people in the United States had the surname Benito in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 127,056 Americans. It ranked 12,703rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Benito?: In the 2010 Census, 64% of people named Benito identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 15% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Is the surname Benito getting more or less common?: More common. 1,588 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,430 in 2010, up 53%.
Is Benito also a first name?: Yes. Benito is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.