Bentinck Surname

609,992nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 507 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Guyana

Bentinck Surname Definition:

William B. (first duke of Portland) accompanied William III. to this country from Holland in 1688.

Bentinck Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1461:381,63126,761
United States1081:3,356,101190,802
Netherlands1071:157,82423,373
Guyana861:8,8631,398
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines101:11,266808
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
France51:13,284,544357,392
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England341:716,92333,560
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Bentinck (24) may also be a first name.

Bentinck Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

William B. (first duke of Portland) accompanied William III. to this country from Holland in 1688.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Dutch/Flemish), Bente's son.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Bentinck Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bentinck is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bentinck? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bentinck is the 609,992nd most frequently used surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 14,373,858 people. The last name Bentinck is mostly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Bentinck live; 32 percent live in Northern Europe and 32 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently held first name on earth It is held by 24 people.

The last name Bentinck is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 146 people, or 1 in 381,631. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Greater London, where 23 percent live, Cambridgeshire, where 22 percent live and Norfolk, where 11 percent live. Beside England this last name is found in 20 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 21 percent live and The Netherlands, where 21 percent live.

Bentinck Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bentinck has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 429 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 3,600 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bentinck Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bentinck last name are 23.24% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 76.47% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bentinck earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 25.77% more than the national average, earning $54,268 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.82% more than the national average, earning $62,013 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bentink93126/
Bentinct882/
Benting803,136/
Ventink800/
Buenting75361/
Bnting714/
Bentng711/
Bünting67581/
Binting67329/
Benteng67283/
Venting6749/
Buentng671/
Beunteng631/
Ventting630/
Bindtiong593/
Vinting531/
Bimting530/

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