How common is the surname Bennet?

3,523 people in the United States had the surname Bennet in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 87,637 Americans. It ranked 9,237th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Bennet?

Chloe Bennet, American actress and singer, followed by Spencer Gordon Bennet.

Where is the surname Bennet most common?

Wikidata records people named Bennet in the United States.

Is the surname Bennet getting more or less common?

Less common. 3,822 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,523 in 2010, down 7.8%.

Is Bennet also a first name?

Yes. Bennet 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 Bennet

A patronymic surname, carried by 3,523 people in the United States.

2 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). Bennet is more common than 94.3% of them.

Origin

From Benedict. See French Benoît, Norman Beneît. Doublet of Benoit and Benito.

Bennet is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,523 people named Bennet in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 87,637 Americans. That is down 7.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,822.

#9,237

rank among US surnames

3,523

people in 2010

1.2

per 100,000 Americans

-7.8%

change since 2000 (was #8,008)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,233	McGlone	3,527	87,538
#9,234	Porto	3,526	87,563
#9,236	Trader	3,525	87,587
#9,237	Bennet	3,523	87,637
#9,241	Kost	3,522	87,662
#9,245	Kinsman	3,521	87,687

Who is named Bennet

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

72% of people named Bennet identified as white (not Hispanic), 20% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 72%
Black (not Hispanic) 20%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.6%
Two or more races 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Bennets

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Chloe Bennet
American actress and singer, born 1992
Spencer Gordon Bennet
American film director and producer (1893–1987)
James Connolly
American triple jumper (1868-1957)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Bennet

Bennet has the Soundex code B530, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B530.

Questions

Where does the surname Bennet come from?: From Benedict. See French Benoît, Norman Beneît. Doublet of Benoit and Benito.
How common is the surname Bennet?: 3,523 people in the United States had the surname Bennet in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 87,637 Americans. It ranked 9,237th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bennet?: In the 2010 Census, 72% of people named Bennet identified as white (not Hispanic), and 20% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Bennet?: Chloe Bennet, American actress and singer, followed by Spencer Gordon Bennet.
Where is the surname Bennet most common?: Wikidata records people named Bennet in the United States.
What type of surname is Bennet?: Bennet is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Bennet getting more or less common?: Less common. 3,822 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,523 in 2010, down 7.8%.
Is Bennet also a first name?: Yes. Bennet 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.