Bennington Surname
Approximately 5,421 people bear this surname
Bennington Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bennington' two parishes in Lincolnshire, one near Boston, the other seven miles from Grantham.
Alan de Benington, Lincolnshire, Henry III— Edward I.
Ralph de Benington, Lincolnshire, ibid.
Read More About This SurnameBennington Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,991 | 1:90,819 | 10,202 |
| England | 837 | 1:66,569 | 7,725 |
| Canada | 191 | 1:192,909 | 18,967 |
| Australia | 98 | 1:275,466 | 24,785 |
| New Zealand | 84 | 1:53,909 | 8,584 |
| Northern Ireland | 63 | 1:29,286 | 3,099 |
| Scotland | 23 | 1:232,775 | 11,829 |
| Wales | 19 | 1:162,870 | 11,152 |
| Brazil | 16 | 1:13,379,646 | 256,605 |
| Indonesia | 16 | 1:8,265,575 | 327,276 |
| Mexico | 9 | 1:13,791,801 | 45,470 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Isle of Man | 7 | 1:12,260 | 2,387 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 435 | 1:56,035 | 6,652 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:313,683 | 10,604 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 534 | 1:94,042 | 9,629 |
Bennington (45) may also be a first name.
Bennington Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bennington' two parishes in Lincolnshire, one near Boston, the other seven miles from Grantham.
Alan de Benington, Lincolnshire, Henry III— Edward I.
Ralph de Benington, Lincolnshire, ibid.
Alice de Bennington, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Astin de Bennington, Lincolnshire, ibid.
1668. Married — Robert Hanwell and Margarett Benington: St. James, Clerkenwell.
Parishes in cos. Lincoln and Herts.
A location name in Lincolnshire.
Bennington Demographics
Average Male Bennington Height
175.72 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Bennington Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bennington Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bennington is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bennington? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 88,591st most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,344,318 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Bennington live; 73 percent live in North America and 72 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,504,468th most widely held first name worldwide, held by 45 people.
This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 3,991 people, or 1 in 90,819. In The United States Bennington is most frequent in: Ohio, where 19 percent reside, Indiana, where 7 percent reside and Virginia, where 6 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 46 countries. It also occurs in England, where 15 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.
Bennington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Bennington has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bennington last name increased 747 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 192 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 380 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bennington Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Bennington last name are 23.96% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 70.73% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Bennington earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.77% more than the national average, earning $44,343 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.54% more than the national average, earning $54,918 CAD per year.
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