How common is the last name Benjamin?

39,477 people in the United States have the last name Benjamin, about 1 in 7,571. It ranks #855 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

BENJAMIN

#855

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
39,477
About
1 in 7,571
This common or more
37.9%
Who bears it

Of the 39,477 people with the last name Benjamin, 45% reported their origin as White, 42% as Black and 4.6% as Hispanic or Latino. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Benjamin

#853 Reilly · 39,645#854 Morse · 39,517#856 Tan · 39,432#857 Schaefer · 39,427

Spelled almost the same

2 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Benjamin, most common first.

#131,120 Benjamins · 135#147,221 Benjamine · 113

Also a first name

As a first name, Benjamin ranks #69 of 53,615, with 606,324 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1989, with 15,788 births. See Benjamin as a first name

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