How common is the surname Benny?

1,376 people in the United States had the surname Benny in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 224,379 Americans. It ranked 19,602nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Benny?

In the 2010 Census, 60% of people named Benny identified as white (not Hispanic), and 20% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Who is the most famous person named Benny?

Jack Benny, American comedic entertainer (1894–1974).

Where is the surname Benny most common?

Wikidata records people named Benny in the United States.

How do you pronounce Benny?

Benny is /ˈbɛni/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Benny getting more or less common?

More common. 1,069 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,376 in 2010, up 29%.

Is Benny also a first name?

Yes. Benny 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 Benny

A surname, carried by 1,376 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈbɛni/ 2 syllables Soundex B500 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). Benny is more common than 87.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,376 people named Benny in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 224,379 Americans. That is up 29% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,069.

#19,602

rank among US surnames

1,376

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+28.7%

change since 2000 (was #22,461)

Who is named Benny

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

60% of people named Benny identified as white (not Hispanic), 20% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 8.6% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 60%
Asian and Pacific Islander 20%
Black (not Hispanic) 8.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 5.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.5%
Two or more races 2.8%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Bennys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jack Benny
American comedic entertainer (1894–1974)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Benny

Benny has the Soundex code B500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B500.

Questions

How common is the surname Benny?: 1,376 people in the United States had the surname Benny in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 224,379 Americans. It ranked 19,602nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Benny?: In the 2010 Census, 60% of people named Benny identified as white (not Hispanic), and 20% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Who is the most famous person named Benny?: Jack Benny, American comedic entertainer (1894–1974).
Where is the surname Benny most common?: Wikidata records people named Benny in the United States.
How do you pronounce Benny?: Benny is /ˈbɛni/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Benny getting more or less common?: More common. 1,069 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,376 in 2010, up 29%.
Is Benny also a first name?: Yes. Benny 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.