Beney Surname
Approximately 2,324 people bear this surname
Beney Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Bennet' i.e. Benedict, from the nick. Benn, colloquially Benny or Bennie. As a surname very rare; v. Benn and Benson.
Johannes Benny, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
1576.
Read More About This SurnameBeney Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 928 | 1:71,576 | 9,987 |
| Switzerland | 746 | 1:11,009 | 1,808 |
| England | 318 | 1:175,214 | 15,952 |
| United States | 79 | 1:4,588,088 | 240,017 |
| Canada | 78 | 1:472,379 | 40,609 |
| South Africa | 49 | 1:1,105,667 | 65,349 |
| Spain | 29 | 1:1,612,139 | 47,760 |
| Argentina | 18 | 1:2,374,634 | 110,716 |
| Hungary | 17 | 1:577,428 | 34,558 |
| Australia | 13 | 1:2,076,592 | 93,242 |
| New Zealand | 9 | 1:503,147 | 33,029 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Marshall Islands | 1 | 1:51,821 | 2,326 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 169 | 1:144,233 | 12,901 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:32,656 | 2,283 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 38 | 1:1,321,544 | 72,820 |
The alternate forms: Béney (1) are calculated separately.
Beney (116) may also be a first name.
Beney 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' i.e. Benedict, from the nick. Benn, colloquially Benny or Bennie. As a surname very rare; v. Benn and Benson.
Johannes Benny, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
1576. Arthur Leighe and Joanna Benney: Marriage Lic. (London).
1681. Buried — Peeter Benny: St. Dionis Backchnrch.
From Bennie on the east side of the Knock above the village of Braco in Logie-Almond parish (c. 1233 Beny in LAC., p. 244; Laing, Lindores, p. 412). Hugh de Benne or Bennef witnessed charters by Gilchrist, earl of Angus, c. 1201—7 (RAA., I, 39, 41, 44, etc.). Hugh filius Hugonis de Benne witnessed a charter by Vmfridus de Berkelay to the Abbey of Arnbroath c. 1204—11, and as de Benne or Bennef attested a charter by William filius Bernardi (ibid., 67, 89). James Beny or Bynne was prebendary of Crudane, 1321 (REA., I, p. 47). Adam de Benyn chosen provost of Aberdeen and Simon de Benyn elected bailie, 1399 (Guildry, p. 184). William Bynne (entered under Benyng in index), bailie of Aberdeen, 1498 (REA., 1, p. 343). Alexander Benne, "dekin of the wobstaris" in Stirling, 1522 (SBR., p. 16). William Bennie in Cottoun of Kynnaber, 1600 (Brechin). Thirty-seven Bennies appear in Stirling Commissariot Record, 1607—1800. Beney 1516; Benee, Beny.
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Beney Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Beney Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Beney (Russian: Беней, Tibetan: བཱེ་ནི་) is more frequently found in France than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Béney. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Beney? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 182,810th most frequently held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,135,777 people. The last name Beney occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Beney live; 72 percent live in Western Europe and 71 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 868,627th most frequently occurring given name world-wide, borne by 116 people.
Beney is most commonly held in France, where it is carried by 928 people, or 1 in 71,576. In France it is most numerous in: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 38 percent live, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 22 percent live and Île-de-France, where 18 percent live. Beside France it exists in 32 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 32 percent live and England, where 14 percent live.
Beney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Beney has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Beney surname rose 188 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 208 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Beney Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Beney are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 80% registered with the political party.
The amount Beney earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 166.67% more than the national average, earning R 633,720 per year; in United States they earn 26.09% less than the national average, earning $31,892 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.09% more than the national average, earning $50,225 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Beney Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Beney in the Tibetan language | ||
| བཱེ་ནི་ | bani | - |
| Beney in the Russian language | ||
| Беней | benej | - |
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