Benbow Surname

77,749th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,289 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

Benbow Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'Bendbow,' a complimentary sobriquet for a stout archer; compare Stiff bow, Strongbow, Sharparrow, &c. 'Let the archer bend his bow.'—Jer. Ii. 3 (Auth. Version).

Roger Benbow. Valor Ecclesiasticus.

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Benbow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,9711:121,99913,014
England1,7661:31,5504,204
Australia6681:40,4135,217
Wales2721:11,3771,269
Canada1761:209,35020,314
New Zealand1081:41,9297,008
Jamaica901:31,8882,313
Chile511:345,4219,676
Israel411:208,72320,048
Scotland391:137,2778,372
Cayman Islands171:3,758489
Northern Ireland101:184,5049,341
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Norway91:571,36544,190
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
France41:16,605,680368,153
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9401:25,9313,559
Wales2431:6,454423
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5681:88,4139,156

Benbow (20) may also be a first name.

Benbow Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'Bendbow,' a complimentary sobriquet for a stout archer; compare Stiff bow, Strongbow, Sharparrow, &c. 'Let the archer bend his bow.'—Jer. Ii. 3 (Auth. Version).

Roger Benbow. Valor Ecclesiasticus.

William Bendebowe, London. Riley's Memorials of London.

John Bentbow, 1440, Yorkshire: Corpus Christi Guild (Surtees Society).

Robert Benbowe, cantator Ecclesiae Christi: Register of the University of Oxford.

'Vice-Admiral John Benbow (1653-1702) was son of a tanner at Shewsbury: Dictionary of National Biography.

1585. Nicholas Benbowe and Elizabeth Welfurde: Marriage Lic. (London).

1607. Married — Robert Bendbowe and Jone Bowers: St. Mary Aldermary.

1622-3.—Leonard Knight and Constance Benbowe: St. Dionis Backchurch.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) for Bendbow, a nickname for an Archer. [Middle English bendebowe—O.E.

bendan, to bend; boga, a bow] William Bendebowe. —Riley, Memorials of Lond.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Benningborough; a location name in Yorkshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Benbow is the name of an ancient Shropshire family, to which belonged Colonel Benbow, a zealous Royalist, who met his death at Shrewsbury in 1651 for corresponding with the King; from this stock also came Admiral Benbow, who was born, at Cotton Hill, Shrewsbury, in 1650 (P.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Benbow Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Benbow Come From? nationality or country of origin

Benbow is found most in The United States. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Benbow? popularity and diffusion

It is the 77,749th most prevalent last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,158,777 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Benbow are found; 48 percent are found in North America and 48 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,446,817th most prevalent forename at a global level, held by 20 people.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 2,971 people, or 1 in 121,999. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 10 percent live, Texas, where 8 percent live and North Carolina, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account The United States Benbow occurs in 42 countries. It is also common in England, where 28 percent live and Australia, where 11 percent live.

Benbow Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Benbow has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Benbow surname increased 523 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 188 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 112 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Benbow Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Benbow last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Benbow last name are 6.13% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.9% being registered with the party.

The amount Benbow earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 86.34% more than the national average, earning 644,892 kr per year; in United States they earn 1.42% less than the national average, earning $42,536 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.52% less than the national average, earning $48,433 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bembow83158/
Benbob831/
Venbow830/
Binbow830/
Benbova772/
Bimbow6715/
Bembob671/
Bembof671/
Bimbowe622/
Bimbov5021/
Venbab501/

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