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

Benton (Russian: Бентон) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

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

The surname is the 9,091^st most common last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 116,906 people. The surname Benton occurs predominantly 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 numerous given name at a global level It is held by 6,970 people.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 51,382 people, or 1 in 7,054. In The United States it is most frequent in: Georgia, where 10 percent reside, Texas, where 10 percent reside and North Carolina, where 8 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name is found in 95 countries. It also occurs in England, where 10 percent reside and Australia, where 3 percent reside.

Benton Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Benton has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing 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 adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Benton last name are 14.17% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national 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.