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    The surname Bento

    A surname, carried by 2,596 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex B530

    Bento: #12,025 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Bento #12,025, 2,596 people Bento: #12,025 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Bento #12,025, 2,596 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bento is more common than 92.6% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,596 people named Bento in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 118,931 Americans. That is up 55% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,673.

    #12,025
    rank among US surnames
    2,596
    people in 2010
    0.9
    per 100,000 Americans
    +55.2%
    change since 2000 (was #15,954)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #12,017Satchell2,598118,840
    #12,022Detrick2,597118,885
    #12,025Pless2,596118,931
    #12,031Lamoreaux2,595118,977
    #12,033Nimmo2,594119,023

    Who is named Bento

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

    79% of people named Bento identified as white (not Hispanic), 9.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 4.5% as Black (not Hispanic).

    • White (not Hispanic) 79%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 9.1%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 4.5%
    • Two or more races 4.0%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Bento

    Bento 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 Bento?
    2,596 people in the United States had the surname Bento in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 118,931 Americans. It ranked 12,025th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Bento?
    In the 2010 Census, 79% of people named Bento identified as white (not Hispanic), and 9.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Is the surname Bento getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,673 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,596 in 2010, up 55%.