Bennison Surname

115,113th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,013 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Bennison Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Bennet,' i.e. Benedict; v. Bennet. This surname in south Lancashire was at first Bennetson, but naturally settled down into Bennison.

Reginald Bennetson, of Werneth, Lancashire, 1575: Wills at Chester.

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Bennison Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,9631:28,3843,836
Australia7481:36,0914,751
United States6751:536,97644,579
Canada2251:163,75816,499
New Zealand1351:33,5435,806
Scotland751:71,3845,479
Wales481:64,4695,713
Northern Ireland251:73,8015,249
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Chile161:1,101,03021,213
France101:6,642,272293,169
India71:109,580,769786,157
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Jersey31:33,0674,675
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland151:295,32411,912
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8221:29,6543,995
Scotland101:374,32210,959
Wales91:174,2686,522
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1391:361,28527,442

Bennison (82) may also be a first name.

Bennison 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; v. Bennet. This surname in south Lancashire was at first Bennetson, but naturally settled down into Bennison.

Reginald Bennetson, of Werneth, Lancashire, 1575: Wills at Chester.

Richard Bennetson, of Romiley, 1590: ibid.

Edward Bennetson, of Stockport, 1617: ibid.

Later on this form disappears, and Bennison takes its place.

John Bennison, of Duckenfield, 1677: Wills at Chester (1660-80).

Mary Bennison, of Gorton, 1678: ibid.

Jonathan Bennison, of Thornham, 1677: ibid.

1565. Married — William Bennetson and Katherine Cowper: Prestbury Church (Cheshire).

1630. Buried — Ellen Bennison: ibid.

Thus Bennison is not an extension of Benson, although the ultimate origin is the same, but an abbreviation of Bennetson.

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

Bennie’s (Son) Bennie’s Son v. Bennie.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The son of Bennet or Benedict, or of Benjamin.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Bennison Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bennison (Marathi: बेनी) is most common in England. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Bennison.

How Common Is The Last Name Bennison? popularity and diffusion

It is the 115,113th most frequently used family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,815,985 people. The surname Bennison is primarily found in Europe, where 54 percent of Bennison reside; 53 percent reside in Northern Europe and 53 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 1,060,447th most commonly used first name world-wide It is held by 82 people.

The surname is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 1,963 people, or 1 in 28,384. In England it is most frequent in: North Yorkshire, where 12 percent are found, Durham, where 10 percent are found and Greater London, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account England this surname exists in 32 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 19 percent are found and The United States, where 17 percent are found.

Bennison Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bennison has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Bennison surname grew 239 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 486 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 750 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 533 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bennison Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Bennison last name is chiefly Presbyterian (53%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Bennison surname are 13.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.71% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bennison earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 1.06% less than the national average, earning R 235,116 per year; in United States they earn 13.62% more than the national average, earning $49,027 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.18% less than the national average, earning $47,606 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Bennison Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bennison in the Marathi language
बेनीbeni-

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Bennison Reference & Research

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Benson FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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