Ben Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Ben Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Ben family

Profession Census Frequency
School 5
Paper Stainer 2
Private Means 2
Assisting In The Business 1
Auctioneer & Surveyor 1
Dining Room Keeper 1
Domestic Cook 1
General Servant (domestic) 1
Merchant (dealer) 1
Process Artist 1
Seaman 1
Student 1
Dockyard 1
Employed As 1
Messenger Tery 1
Naval Pensioner 1
Assistant School Master 1
Coal Dealer 1
Collier (hewer 1
Fish Hawker 1
Labourer 1
Slubbin Dyer 1
Labourer On Public Wks 1
Domestic Servant 1
Mess Room Maid 1

Ben Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Bone 50% 35,360
2 Bean 75% 29,324
3 Boon 50% 19,944
4 Benn 75% 12,787
5 Bain 50% 8,550
6 Bane 50% 3,623
7 Boone 40% 2,921
8 Baine 40% 1,789
9 Aubin 40% 1,603
10 Beane 60% 1,345
11 Bona 50% 745
12 Been 75% 656
13 Ben 100% 611
14 Bun 67% 483
15 Ban 67% 417
16 Bune 50% 389
17 Bene 75% 375
18 Bine 50% 280
19 Boan 50% 262
20 Bon 67% 193
21 Eabon 40% 183
22 Boune 40% 173
23 Abon 50% 158
24 Baun 50% 145
25 Boun 50% 138
26 Behn 75% 131
27 Buen 75% 128
28 Bin 67% 115
29 Oben 75% 105
30 Bein 75% 101

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The surname Ben is the 13th most popular variant of Bone.

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