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 | 13 |
| Buckinghamshire | 7 |
| Berkshire | 5 |
| Cambridgeshire | 1 |
| Channel Islands | 6 |
| Cheshire | 40 |
| Cornwall | 9 |
| Cumberland | 7 |
| Derbyshire | 13 |
| Devon | 19 |
| Dorset | 4 |
| Durham | 20 |
| Essex | 11 |
| Gloucestershire | 26 |
| Hampshire | 19 |
| Herefordshire | 6 |
| Hertfordshire | 7 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 2 |
| Isle of Man | 1 |
| Kent | 34 |
| Lancashire | 90 |
| Leicestershire | 7 |
| Lincolnshire | 5 |
| London | 156 |
| Middlesex | 50 |
| Northumberland | 43 |
| Norfolk | 7 |
| Northamptonshire | 5 |
| Nottinghamshire | 10 |
| Oxfordshire | 2 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 2 |
| Shropshire | 7 |
| Suffolk | 5 |
| Somerset | 25 |
| Surrey | 24 |
| Sussex | 14 |
| Staffordshire | 42 |
| Warwickshire | 20 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 6 |
| Worcestershire | 16 |
| Yorkshire | 85 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 5 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 1 |
| Carmarthenshire | 12 |
| Denbighshire | 1 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 65 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 8 |
| Monmouthshire | 21 |
| Pembrokeshire | 2 |
| Radnorshire | 2 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 65 |
| General Servant (domestic) | 13 |
| Private Means | 13 |
| Farm Labourer | 12 |
| Domestic Servant | 11 |
| Labourer | 9 |
| Student | 7 |
| Clerk | 6 |
| General Labourer | 6 |
| General Servant Domestic | 6 |
| Hawker | 6 |
| House Keeper | 6 |
| Waggoner On Farm | 6 |
| Charwoman | 5 |
| Dressmaker | 5 |
| Kitchen Maid | 5 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 5 |
| Domestic | 5 |
| None | 4 |
| Cowman On Farm | 4 |
| General Servant | 4 |
| Shop Assistant | 4 |
| Labourer General | 4 |
| Cook | 3 |
| Cook General | 3 |
| 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 |