Where Does The Last Name Benton Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Benton (Russian: Бентон) occurs most in The United States. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Benton.

How Common Is The Last Name Benton? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 9,091^st most common family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 116,906 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Benton reside; 67 percent reside in North America and 67 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 77,780^th most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 6,970 people.

It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 51,382 people, or 1 in 7,054. In The United States it is most common in: Georgia, where 10 percent reside, Texas, where 10 percent reside and North Carolina, where 8 percent reside. Other than The United States it exists in 95 countries. It is also common in England, where 10 percent reside and Australia, where 3 percent reside.

Benton Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Benton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Benton last name rose 572 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 209 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 227 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 1,686 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 143 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Benton Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Benton last name are 14.17% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.94% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Benton earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 54.99% more than the national average, earning R 368,316 per year; in United States they earn 6.38% less than the national average, earning $40,398 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.77% more than the national average, earning $51,554 CAD per year.