# Benoit (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/benoit/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from French, equivalent to English Benedict.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | French |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 20,160 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,775 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 15,315 people |
| Change since 2000 | +7.0% (18,842 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /bɛnˈwɑː/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Benoist, Benois |

## Etymology

Borrowed from French Benoît.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Benoit in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 82% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 13% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.8% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Benoit in the United States, Belgium and Argentina.

## People named Benoit

- David Benoit, American basketball player (born 1968)
- Nancy Benoit, American professional wrestling manager (1964–2007)
- David Benoit, American jazz pianist, composer and producer (born 1953)
- Adelin Benoît, Belgian cyclist (1900–1954)
- Tab Benoit, American blues guitarist, musician and singer
- Pedro Benoit, Argentine urban planner (1836–1897)
- Patricia Benoit, American actor (1927-2018)

## Similar surnames

Bennett, Bent, Bennet, Bento, Benito, Bonet, Bonetti, Benet, Bond, Banda, Bundy, Bandy.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.