Bennet Name Meaning: Taken from the given name 'Bennet',from the Latin 'Benedictus' meaning Blessed.
Saint Benedict an Italian monk founded the 'Benedictines'(a religious order) during the 6th century.
Discover how your Bennet ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 3 |
| Buckinghamshire | 12 |
| Berkshire | 9 |
| Cambridgeshire | 9 |
| Channel Islands | 13 |
| Cheshire | 76 |
| Cornwall | 20 |
| Cumberland | 15 |
| Derbyshire | 21 |
| Devon | 49 |
| Dorset | 5 |
| Durham | 59 |
| Essex | 53 |
| Gloucestershire | 41 |
| Hampshire | 35 |
| Herefordshire | 0 |
| Hertfordshire | 5 |
| Huntingdonshire | 0 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 35 |
| Lancashire | 196 |
| Leicestershire | 10 |
| Lincolnshire | 12 |
| London | 194 |
| Middlesex | 44 |
| Northumberland | 35 |
| Norfolk | 17 |
| Northamptonshire | 2 |
| Nottinghamshire | 16 |
| Oxfordshire | 8 |
| Rutland | 0 |
| Shropshire | 9 |
| Suffolk | 5 |
| Somerset | 32 |
| Surrey | 20 |
| Sussex | 24 |
| Staffordshire | 62 |
| Warwickshire | 26 |
| Westmorland | 2 |
| Wiltshire | 12 |
| Worcestershire | 16 |
| Yorkshire | 118 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 6 |
| Cardiganshire | 2 |
| Carnarvonshire | 1 |
| Carmarthenshire | 6 |
| Denbighshire | 2 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 99 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 4 |
| Monmouthshire | 12 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 9 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Living On Own Means | 27 |
| General Labourer | 18 |
| General Servant Domestic | 16 |
| Dress Maker | 15 |
| Cook Domestic | 13 |
| Domestic Servant | 12 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 9 |
| Farmer | 9 |
| Cotton Weaver | 8 |
| Charwoman | 7 |
| Cotton Winder | 7 |
| House Maid Domestic | 6 |
| Housemaid Domestic | 6 |
| Laundress Wash | 6 |
| Barmaid | 5 |
| Scholar | 5 |
| Coal Hewer | 5 |
| Ordinary Agricultural Labourer | 5 |
| Labourer | 4 |
| None | 4 |
| House Keeper Domestic | 4 |
| Railway Labourer | 4 |
| Shoe Maker | 4 |
| General Domestic | 4 |
| Coal Miner C Hewer | 4 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Bennet | 1,387 |
| William Bennet | 1,353 |
| John Bennet | 1,225 |
| Elizabeth Bennet | 919 |
| Thomas Bennet | 717 |
| Sarah Bennet | 699 |
| James Bennet | 659 |
| George Bennet | 643 |
| Ann Bennet | 604 |
| Jane Bennet | 431 |
| Joseph Bennet | 393 |
| Henry Bennet | 358 |
| Charles Bennet | 328 |
| Eliza Bennet | 317 |
| Hannah Bennet | 259 |
| Margaret Bennet | 254 |
| Samuel Bennet | 244 |
| Edward Bennet | 240 |
| Richard Bennet | 238 |
| Martha Bennet | 207 |
| Emma Bennet | 199 |
| Ellen Bennet | 185 |
| Robert Bennet | 173 |
| Alice Bennet | 170 |
| Harriet Bennet | 167 |