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Benson

in Massachusetts

There are 1,596 people with the last name "Benson" in Massachusetts.

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Ranking in Massachusetts

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Benson 383
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  1. is 379th most common Gillis
  2. is 380th most common Briggs
  3. is 381st most common Donnelly
  4. is 382nd most common Keefe
  5. is 383rd most common Benson
  6. is 384th most common Flanagan
  7. is 385th most common Silvia
  8. is 386th most common Kaplan
  9. is 387th most common Schwartz

Similar Names and Nicknames

Bensen, Bensinger, Bensley, Benscoter, Benshoof, Bensch, Bensman, Benskin, Bensing, Bensel

Most Common First Names for Benson

Robert, John, David, Michael, William, Thomas, James, Richard, Mary, Christopher

Meaning & History

English: patronymic from the medieval personal name Benne, a pet form of Benedict (see Benn).

English: habitational name from a place in Oxfordshire named Benson, from Old English Benesingtūn ‘settlement (Old English tūn) associated with Benesa’, a personal name of obscure origin, perhaps a derivative of Bana meaning ‘slayer’.

Jewish (Ashkenazic): patronymic composed of a pet form of the personal name Beniamin (see Bien, Benjamin) + German Sohn ‘son’.

Scandinavian: altered form of such names as Bengtsson, Bendtsen, patronymics from Bengt, Bendt, etc., Scandinavian forms of Benedict.

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