How common is the surname Bent?

4,785 people in the United States had the surname Bent in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 64,524 Americans. It ranked 7,001st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Bent?

Johnny Bent, American ice hockey player (1908-2004), followed by Arthur Cleveland Bent.

Where is the surname Bent most common?

Wikidata records people named Bent in the United States.

Is the surname Bent getting more or less common?

More common. 4,215 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,785 in 2010, up 14%.

Is Bent also a first name?

Yes. Bent 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 Bent

A surname, carried by 4,785 people in the United States.

1 syllable 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). Bent is more common than 95.7% of them.

Origin

A surname

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,785 people named Bent in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 64,524 Americans. That is up 14% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,215.

#7,001

rank among US surnames

4,785

people in 2010

1.6

per 100,000 Americans

+13.5%

change since 2000 (was #7,292)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,995	Gillispie	4,791	64,443
#6,998	Nicely	4,789	64,470
#6,999	Tyndall	4,786	64,510
#7,001	Fulk	4,785	64,524
#7,004	Southworth	4,783	64,551
#7,005	Sheehy	4,782	64,564

Who is named Bent

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

60% of people named Bent identified as white (not Hispanic), 29% as Black (not Hispanic) and 6.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 60%
Black (not Hispanic) 29%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 6.4%
Two or more races 2.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Bents

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Johnny Bent
American ice hockey player (1908-2004)
Arthur Cleveland Bent
American ornithologist and natural history writer (1866-1954)
Charles Bent
American politician (1799-1847)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Bent

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

Questions

How common is the surname Bent?: 4,785 people in the United States had the surname Bent in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 64,524 Americans. It ranked 7,001st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bent?: In the 2010 Census, 60% of people named Bent identified as white (not Hispanic), and 29% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Bent?: Johnny Bent, American ice hockey player (1908-2004), followed by Arthur Cleveland Bent.
Where is the surname Bent most common?: Wikidata records people named Bent in the United States.
Is the surname Bent getting more or less common?: More common. 4,215 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,785 in 2010, up 14%.
Is Bent also a first name?: Yes. Bent 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.