How common is the last name Benson?

82,707 people in the United States have the last name Benson, about 1 in 3,614. It ranks #378 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

BENSON

#378

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
82,707
About
1 in 3,614
This common or more
29%
Who bears it

Of the 82,707 people with the last name Benson, 75.1% reported their origin as White, 15.9% as Black and 3.9% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Benson

#376 Haynes · 83,022#377 Fuentes · 82,907#379 Miles · 82,573#380 Holt · 82,517

Spelled almost the same

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

#24,040 Bensen · 1,086#50,441 Benison · 448#56,551 Benzon · 390#94,341 Bengson · 208

Also a first name

As a first name, Benson ranks #2,507 of 53,615, with 9,711 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2025, with 1,227 births. See Benson as a first name

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