as a Last Name
- 272,666
- people in the U.S. have this name Get contact details for people named Bennett
Meaning & Origins
English: from the medieval personal name Benedict (Latin Benedictus meaning ‘blessed’). In the 12th century the Latin form of the name is found in England alongside versions derived from the Old French form Beneit, Benoit, which was common among the Normans. See also Benedict.
| 74th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Hundreds of thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 272,666
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- West Virginia
- has the most people named Bennett per capita
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