How common is the surname Benz?

5,691 people in the United States had the surname Benz in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 54,252 Americans. It ranked 6,038th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Benz?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Benz identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Benz?

Julie Benz, American actress, followed by Joseph Benz.

Where is the surname Benz most common?

Wikidata records people named Benz in the United States and Switzerland.

Is the surname Benz getting more or less common?

More common. 5,564 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,691 in 2010, up 2.3%.

The surname Benz

A German surname, carried by 5,691 people in the United States.

Pronounced /bɛnz/ 1 syllable Soundex B520

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Benz is more common than 96.3% of them.

Origin

German origin

Borrowed from German Benz.

One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,691 people named Benz in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 54,252 Americans. That is up 2.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,564.

#6,038

rank among US surnames

5,691

people in 2010

1.9

per 100,000 Americans

+2.3%

change since 2000 (was #5,714)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,029	Lightner	5,701	54,156
#6,030	Riojas	5,699	54,175
#6,031	Monreal	5,698	54,185
#6,032	Trudeau	5,697	54,194
#6,033	Leatherman	5,696	54,204
#6,034	Gartner	5,694	54,223
#6,035	Angle	5,693	54,232

Who is named Benz

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

93% of people named Benz identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.8% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.1%
Two or more races 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Benzs

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Julie Benz
American actress, born 1972
Joseph Benz
Bobsledder (1944–2021)
Bethany Benz
American-Ukrainian pornographic actress, reality show participant and model, born 1986

Notable Benzs come mostly from the United States (2) and Switzerland (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Benz

Benz has the Soundex code B520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B520.

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Benz come from?: Borrowed from German Benz.
How common is the surname Benz?: 5,691 people in the United States had the surname Benz in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 54,252 Americans. It ranked 6,038th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Benz?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Benz identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Benz?: Julie Benz, American actress, followed by Joseph Benz.
Where is the surname Benz most common?: Wikidata records people named Benz in the United States and Switzerland.
How do you pronounce Benz?: Benz is /bɛnz/, one syllable.
Is the surname Benz getting more or less common?: More common. 5,564 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,691 in 2010, up 2.3%.