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
Beney (Russian: Беней, Tibetan: བཱེ་ནི་) is held by more people in France than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Béney. For other potential spellings of Beney click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Beney? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 182,810th most commonly used last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 3,135,777 people. The surname Beney occurs mostly in Europe, where 88 percent of Beney reside; 72 percent reside in Western Europe and 71 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 868,627th most frequent forename at a global level, held by 116 people.
This surname is most widely held in France, where it is borne by 928 people, or 1 in 71,576. In France it is most prevalent in: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 38 percent reside, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 22 percent reside and Île-de-France, where 18 percent reside. Outside of France this last name occurs in 32 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 32 percent reside and England, where 14 percent reside.
Beney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Beney has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Beney last name expanded 188 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 208 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Beney Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Beney surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Beney are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 80% being registered with the 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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Footnotes
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