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Benson

in South Dakota

There are 453 people with the last name "Benson" in South Dakota.

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Ranking in South Dakota

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Benson 84
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  1. is 80th most common Paulson
  2. is 81st most common Nielsen
  3. is 82nd most common Stewart
  4. is 83rd most common Pederson
  5. is 84th most common Benson
  6. is 85th most common Murphy
  7. is 86th most common Jorgensen
  8. is 87th most common Morgan
  9. is 88th most common Phillips

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Benson

Brian, Charles, Michael, Robert, Bruce, Harold, James, Janelle, Jeff, John

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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