Bennet Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Bennet Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Bennet family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 348
Labourer 73
Agricultural Labourer 60
Coal Miner 40
General Servant 34
Domestic Servant 25
Carpenter 20
Dress Maker 18
Cotton Weaver 17
Servant 17
Farm Servant 15
House Keeper 13
Tailor 13
Shoe Maker 11
Dressmaker 11
Laundress 10
Miner 9
No Occupation 8
Wife Of Above 8
Farm Labourer 8
General Servant Domestic 8
Butcher 7
Hawker 7
Bricklayer 7
Carpenters Daur 7

Bennet Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Bennett 86% 339,007
2 Bennet 100% 18,044
3 Benett 67% 3,762
4 Bonnet 83% 1,979
5 Bannet 83% 579
6 Benet 83% 300
7 Bennit 83% 263

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The surname Bennet is the 2nd most popular variant of Bennett.

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