Bentham Surname

97,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,874 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Bentham Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bentham,' a parish in West Riding Yorks, twelve miles from Settle. Most of the Benthams in the Dictionary of National Biography are referred back to a Yorkshire parentage.

Johannes de Bentham, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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Bentham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,0161:18,4742,638
United States4911:738,20657,824
Canada4331:85,0949,439
Australia1441:187,47018,739
Colombia1211:394,8276,373
New Zealand1021:44,3957,335
Guyana901:8,4691,337
Wales841:36,8403,652
South Africa771:703,60750,359
Barbados581:4,956583
Isle of Man391:2,201425
Northern Ireland321:57,6574,597
Trinidad and Tobago321:42,6243,925
Scotland261:205,91610,908
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Sweden151:656,45048,545
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Venezuela111:2,745,82529,869
India81:95,883,173728,828
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
China31:455,773,85521,925
France31:22,140,907385,998
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,3571:17,9632,596
Wales51:313,68310,604
Scotland51:748,64318,576
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States541:929,97655,839

Bentham (49) may also be a first name.

Bentham Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bentham,' a parish in West Riding Yorks, twelve miles from Settle. Most of the Benthams in the Dictionary of National Biography are referred back to a Yorkshire parentage.

Johannes de Bentham, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Ricardus de Bentham, 1379: ibid.

Thomas de Bentham, 1379: ibid.

All three were inhabitants of Bentham.

1576. Buried — Margaret, doughter of Sir Edwarde Bentaine: St. Dionis Backchurch.

1758. Married — Matthew Bentham and Hannah Taylor: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) belonging to Bentham = the Bent-Grass Land. [Old English beonet, bent- grass + ham(m, a piece of land]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

There is not much reason to doubt that this name is derived from the parish of Bentham, in the West Riding of Yorkshire. Jeremy Bentham, however, fancied himself descended from the German Counts of Bentheim, and, utilitarian and democrat though he was, at one time actually meditated the purchase of some property which had formed part of their territories. Westminster Rev., July, 1853.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Staffordshire.

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

The Benthams, who are best represented in the Sedbergh district, take their name from a West Riding parish. Thomas Bentham, Bishop of Lichfield in the 16th century, was born at Sherburn in the West Riding.

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

Bentham Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bentham (Hindi: बेन्थम) occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bentham? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 97,400th most common last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,495,188 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 67 percent of Bentham are found; 66 percent are found in Northern Europe and 66 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 1,430,306th most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 49 people.

Bentham is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 3,016 people, or 1 in 18,474. In England Bentham is mostly found in: Greater Manchester, where 20 percent live, Lancashire, where 13 percent live and West Yorkshire, where 8 percent live. Beside England Bentham is found in 46 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 10 percent live and Canada, where 9 percent live.

Bentham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bentham has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Bentham surname expanded 222 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 909 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 1,680 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 520 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 500 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Bentham Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Anglican (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Bentham last name are 9.54% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 56.31% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bentham earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 56.79% more than the national average, earning R 372,588 per year; in Colombia they earn 10.23% less than the national average, earning $20,379,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 25.55% more than the national average, earning $54,174 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.53% more than the national average, earning $57,400 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hbentham931/
Bentam9251/
Ventham86561/
Benthan86416/
Benthom8618/
Benttam868/
Bemtham861/
Wentham861/
Bentheim8052/
Bentahan808/
Benthean800/
Bentan77216/
Bentom7713/
Ventam777/
Bintam771/
Bentoheem753/
Venthan71593/
Bentain71297/
Bentang71249/
Bentane7113/
Bentayn7112/
Wintham717/
Benthon714/
Bentoum713/
Bentohn712/
Buentan712/
Bentaan711/
Bhintam711/
Bentoom711/
Benttan711/
Vintham710/
Benthein6763/
Benthone674/
Vntam671/
Bentaine671/
Benthong671/
Benthond671/
Bendtoum671/
Bentoume671/

Bentham Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bentham in the Hindi language
बेन्थमbenthama-

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