Benwell Surname
Approximately 1,635 people bear this surname
Benwell Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Benwell,' a township in the parish of St. John, Newcastle-on-Tyne.
1543-4. Walter Benwell and Johanna Barnes: Marriage Lic. (Faculty Office).
1753. Married — Thomas Benwell and Margaret Alsop: St.
Read More About This SurnameBenwell Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 670 | 1:83,161 | 9,176 |
| Canada | 301 | 1:122,411 | 12,833 |
| United States | 294 | 1:1,232,854 | 87,287 |
| Australia | 113 | 1:238,900 | 22,291 |
| South Africa | 103 | 1:525,997 | 42,056 |
| New Zealand | 26 | 1:174,166 | 18,836 |
| Scotland | 25 | 1:214,153 | 11,205 |
| Nicaragua | 19 | 1:316,899 | 3,057 |
| Jamaica | 17 | 1:168,820 | 5,436 |
| Wales | 15 | 1:206,302 | 13,003 |
| Costa Rica | 14 | 1:341,434 | 3,425 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,107,467 | 26,093 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 422 | 1:57,762 | 6,802 |
| Wales | 13 | 1:120,647 | 5,000 |
| Isle of Man | 4 | 1:13,567 | 1,192 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 67 | 1:749,533 | 47,599 |
Benwell (432) may also be a first name.
Benwell Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Benwell,' a township in the parish of St. John, Newcastle-on-Tyne.
1543-4. Walter Benwell and Johanna Barnes: Marriage Lic. (Faculty Office).
1753. Married — Thomas Benwell and Margaret Alsop: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.
(English) belonging to Benwell = 1 Be(o)nna’s Spring.
2 the Bees’ (Hives’) Spring [Old English beóna, genit. pl. of beó, a bee + w(i)elle] (French-Latin) an Anglicized form of Benville, q.v.
A township in Northumberland. The Benwells were descended from the Shaftos of that county.
A corruption of Benville.
A location name in Northumberland.
Benwell Demographics
Benwell Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Benwell Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Benwell Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Benwell is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Benwell? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 243,808th most common surname in the world, held by around 1 in 4,457,215 people. The last name Benwell is mostly found in Europe, where 44 percent of Benwell are found; 44 percent are found in Northern Europe and 43 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 412,918th most commonly occurring given name globally It is held by 432 people.
It is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 670 people, or 1 in 83,161. In England it is most common in: Hampshire, where 15 percent reside, Greater London, where 15 percent reside and Devon, where 7 percent reside. Beside England this last name is found in 28 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 18 percent reside and The United States, where 18 percent reside.
Benwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Benwell has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Benwell surname grew 159 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 439 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 2,500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 115 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Benwell Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Benwell last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Benwell last name are 17.75% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.52% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Benwell earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 1.05% more than the national average, earning R 240,132 per year; in United States they earn 12.94% more than the national average, earning $48,732 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.71% less than the national average, earning $45,356 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Benwell
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis