BENSON

in Minnesota

There are 4,131 people with the last name "BENSON" in Minnesota.

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Ranking in Minnesota

NameRank
BENSON 34
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  1. is 30th most common Clark
  2. is 31st most common Jackson
  3. is 32nd most common Jacobson
  4. is 33rd most common Moore
  5. is 34th most common Benson
  6. is 35th most common Christensen
  7. is 36th most common Hill
  8. is 37th most common Young
  9. is 38th most common Baker

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for BENSON

David, James, Robert, John, Richard, Michael, Thomas, Donald, Gary, Mark



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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