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    The surname Benkert

    A surname, carried by 807 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex B526

    Benkert: #29,309 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Benkert #29,309, 807 people Benkert: #29,309 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Benkert #29,309, 807 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Benkert is more common than 81.9% of them.

    Origin

    From German; given to someone who makes benches, or given to someone from any of several places named Benk.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 807 people named Benkert in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 382,584 Americans. That is up 3.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 779.

    #29,309
    rank among US surnames
    807
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +3.6%
    change since 2000 (was #28,751)

    Who is named Benkert

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

    96% of people named Benkert identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 96%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.2%
    • Two or more races 0.9%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.7%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Benkert

    Benkert has the Soundex code B526, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B526.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Benkert come from?
    From German; given to someone who makes benches, or given to someone from any of several places named Benk.
    How common is the surname Benkert?
    807 people in the United States had the surname Benkert in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 382,584 Americans. It ranked 29,309th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Benkert?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Benkert identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Is the surname Benkert getting more or less common?
    More common. 779 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 807 in 2010, up 3.6%.