Benstead Surname

164,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,638 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Benstead Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Binstead' or 'Binsted', parishes in Sussex and Hampshire.

John de Benstede, Norfolk, 20 Edward III: History of Norfolk.

Maud de Bensted, Norfolk, 23 Edward III: ibid.

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Benstead Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,5521:35,9014,720
Australia5121:52,7266,511
United States2541:1,427,00498,129
Canada1511:244,01123,241
Scotland471:113,9117,445
France291:2,290,439180,028
New Zealand191:238,33322,631
Northern Ireland151:123,0027,073
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
Wales141:221,03813,576
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7721:31,5744,193
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States541:929,97655,839

Benstead (141) may also be a first name.

Benstead Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Binstead' or 'Binsted', parishes in Sussex and Hampshire.

John de Benstede, Norfolk, 20 Edward III: History of Norfolk.

Maud de Bensted, Norfolk, 23 Edward III: ibid.

William de Bentestede, Kent, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

1574-5. Gregory Benstede, Hampshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1606. Married — Robert Foster and Mary Benstead: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1786. — Richard Didham and Frances Bensted: St. George, Hanover Square.

1787. — William Nursey and Elizabeth Bensted: ibid.

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

From Binstead; a location name in Hampshire, Sussex.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

The Bensteads or Bensteds of Sittingbourne bear an ancient Kent name; and we learn from Hasted that Merston in the reign of Henry III. belonged to John de Banstede, Benstede being a parish in Hunton parish. In 1486, Andrew Bensted was rector of Stonar, Thanet; and in 1511, Andrew Benstede was vicar of Herne (H.). Binsted is also the name of places in Sussex and Hants.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Benstead Last Name Facts

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

The surname Benstead occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of Benstead click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Benstead? popularity and diffusion

It is the 164,440th most widespread family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 2,762,527 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 63 percent of Benstead live; 62 percent live in Northern Europe and 62 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 778,371st most commonly held forename world-wide It is held by 141 people.

The surname is most numerous in England, where it is held by 1,552 people, or 1 in 35,901. In England Benstead is primarily concentrated in: Cambridgeshire, where 14 percent reside, Greater London, where 13 percent reside and East Riding of Yorkshire, where 6 percent reside. Outside of England this surname exists in 25 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 19 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.

Benstead Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Benstead has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Benstead surname grew 201 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 470 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Benstead Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Benstead surname are 35.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 82.43% registered with the political party.

The amount Benstead earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 2.6% more than the national average, earning $44,270 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.24% more than the national average, earning $53,278 CAD per year.

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