How common is the surname Benning?

3,597 people in the United States had the surname Benning in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 85,834 Americans. It ranked 9,085th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Benning?

James Benning, American filmmaker.

Where is the surname Benning most common?

Wikidata records people named Benning in the United States.

Is the surname Benning getting more or less common?

More common. 3,317 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,597 in 2010, up 8.4%.

The surname Benning

A surname, carried by 3,597 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B552

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Benning is more common than 94.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,597 people named Benning in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 85,834 Americans. That is up 8.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,317.

#9,085

rank among US surnames

3,597

people in 2010

1.2

per 100,000 Americans

+8.4%

change since 2000 (was #9,062)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,080	Bellows	3,601	85,739
#9,081	Lindahl	3,599	85,786
#9,084	Polo	3,598	85,810
#9,085	Varnado	3,597	85,834
#9,088	Whitesell	3,596	85,858
#9,090	Nice	3,595	85,882
#9,092	Dart	3,594	85,906

Who is named Benning

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

72% of people named Benning identified as white (not Hispanic), 22% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.9% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 72%
Black (not Hispanic) 22%
Two or more races 2.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Bennings

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

James Benning
American filmmaker, born 1942

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Benning

Benning has the Soundex code B552, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B552.

Questions

How common is the surname Benning?: 3,597 people in the United States had the surname Benning in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 85,834 Americans. It ranked 9,085th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Benning?: In the 2010 Census, 72% of people named Benning identified as white (not Hispanic), and 22% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Benning?: James Benning, American filmmaker.
Where is the surname Benning most common?: Wikidata records people named Benning in the United States.
Is the surname Benning getting more or less common?: More common. 3,317 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,597 in 2010, up 8.4%.