How common is the last name Benton?

35,994 people in the United States have the last name Benton, about 1 in 8,304. It ranks #954 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

BENTON

#954

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
35,994
About
1 in 8,304
This common or more
39.2%
Who bears it

Of the 35,994 people with the last name Benton, 66% reported their origin as White, 24.5% as Black and 4.5% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Benton

#952 Hoang · 36,123#953 Han · 36,028#955 Leal · 35,970#956 Herring · 35,941

Spelled almost the same

One last name in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Benton, most common first.

#72,902 Bendon · 287

Also a first name

As a first name, Benton ranks #3,257 of 53,615, with 6,548 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2016, with 278 births. See Benton as a first name

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