Bench Surname

81,532nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,956 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Bench Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Bennet' from the nick. Benn; v. Benson and Benn. The patronymic Bens became Bence; compare Ellice for Ellis, Evance for Evans. And as regards the patronymic s, compare Jones, Williams, Richards, &c.

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Bench Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,0571:89,34210,048
England8061:69,1297,983
Morocco2731:126,28622,036
Ukraine1531:297,53438,040
Canada1401:263,18324,832
Australia1121:241,03322,440
Russia1121:1,286,81392,220
South Africa431:1,259,94770,377
New Zealand371:122,38715,192
Germany371:2,175,823115,720
Brazil291:7,381,874170,034
India221:34,866,608408,224
Philippines181:5,624,346177,167
Scotland141:382,41616,471
France101:6,642,272293,169
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Isle of Man91:9,5362,057
Paraguay81:904,5939,127
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
Wales61:515,75523,171
China61:227,886,92811,701
Tunisia51:122,12516,050
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4201:58,0376,832
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7471:67,2277,296

Bench (344) may also be a first name.

Bench Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Bennet' from the nick. Benn; v. Benson and Benn. The patronymic Bens became Bence; compare Ellice for Ellis, Evance for Evans. And as regards the patronymic s, compare Jones, Williams, Richards, &c.

John Bennes, of Ipswich, rector of Bowthorp, Norfolk, 1420: History of Norfolk.

1644. Baptised-Elizabeth, d. Robert Bence: St. Thomas the Apostle (London).

John Bense and Elizabeth de la Hay, 1663: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

Sir Vere Vaine and Rachell Bence, 1671: ibid.

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

(English) One who lived at the ledge or terrace.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

BENCHE: Benche and Bence occur in the H. R., without the prefix de or le. The Anglo-Saxon bene and French banc signify, like the modern bench, a long seat affording accommodation for more than one person; hence the Queen's bench, the bench of Bishops, a bench of magistrates, or any plurality of dignified persons. The surname probably originated in some ancient legal court.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Bench Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bench (Arabic: البنش, Hindi: बेंच, Russian: Бенч) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Bench.

How Common Is The Last Name Bench? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 81,532nd most widely held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,223,564 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Bench reside; 70 percent reside in North America and 70 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Bench is also the 470,492nd most widely held forename in the world It is held by 344 people.

It is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 4,057 people, or 1 in 89,342. In The United States it is most frequent in: Utah, where 15 percent reside, Texas, where 14 percent reside and California, where 12 percent reside. Other than The United States this last name is found in 56 countries. It is also found in England, where 14 percent reside and Morocco, where 5 percent reside.

Bench Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bench has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bench surname rose 543 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 192 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 700 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Bench Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (50%) in Ireland, Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (85%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Bench last name are 14.67% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.44% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bench earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 18.93% more than the national average, earning R 282,624 per year; in United States they earn 1.85% more than the national average, earning $43,948 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.25% more than the national average, earning $53,780 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bensch916,328/
Benche91250/
Bentch91176/
Beanch913/
Bencsh912/
Beunch911/
Benchs911/
Biench911/
Beynch911/
Benc891,453/
Baensch831,071/
Boensch83463/
Biensch8370/
Behnsch8369/
Bentsch8344/
Beynech8336/
Bensche8329/
Buensch839/
Behench831/
Behnche831/
Bentche831/
Beanche831/
Bence805,350/
Benci801,692/
Bencs80844/
Binch80702/
Bencz80352/
Banch80204/
Bensh80143/
Bonch80100/
Wench8085/
Bynch8027/
Vench803/
Bnsch801/
Baentsch7770/
Bentsche7716/
Benchova777/
Beaneche773/
Boehnsch771/
Beyneche771/
Baehnsch771/
Bnc752/
Bänsch732,048/
Bönsch731,606/
Wiench73832/
Binsch73195/
Venche73100/
Wuench7374/
Benőcs7373/
Binche7365/
Bünsch7352/
Bentci7351/
Bemsch7337/
Benshe7334/
Benkhe7327/
Benőcz7327/
Weinch7323/
Beensh7319/
Bhence7314/
Bencső7311/
Bendci7310/
Wenche739/
Boinch739/
Binchh733/
Bendzh732/
Boensh732/
Bencző732/
Benthz732/
Bannch732/
Ben'he731/
Bennci731/
Bentzh731/
Bhanch731/
Wentch731/
Bentce731/
Bonchh731/
Behnce731/
Bainch731/
Veanch730/
Wennch730/
Bintch730/
Beence730/
Weunch730/
Benschová7125/
Benz6743,596/
Bens675,213/
Wenc67999/
Bencová67834/
Benj67542/
Venc67328/
Wentsch67216/
Benč67160/
Huenche6791/
Binc6791/
Ventsch6746/
Bencova6745/
Böhnsch6744/
Benš6740/
Bähnsch6718/
Bnce6714/
Benć6713/
Benß679/
Benç679/
Bnsh676/
Bünsche676/
Wendsch676/
Benś675/
Wuenche673/
Bndc673/
Bintche672/
Bntc672/
Bync672/
Bhinche671/
Boinche671/
Benncze671/
Wuesnch671/
Benx671/
Wentche671/
Bennőcs671/
Bintsch671/
Bentshe671/
Vnch671/
Bhnc671/
Bncs671/
Bncz671/
Weinech670/
Venstch670/
Binnche670/

Bench Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bench in the Hindi language
बेंचbenca-
Bench in the Russian language
Бенчbenc-
Bench in the Arabic language
البنشalbnsh-

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