Bennett Name Meaning: Taken from the Latin 'Benedictus' meaning Blessed.
Discover how your Bennett ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 335 |
| Buckinghamshire | 288 |
| Berkshire | 658 |
| Cambridgeshire | 246 |
| Channel Islands | 51 |
| Cheshire | 2,514 |
| Cornwall | 1,190 |
| Cumberland | 263 |
| Derbyshire | 2,025 |
| Devon | 1,927 |
| Dorset | 476 |
| Durham | 1,495 |
| Essex | 2,113 |
| Gloucestershire | 2,458 |
| Hampshire | 1,899 |
| Herefordshire | 182 |
| Hertfordshire | 463 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 55 |
| Isle of Man | 15 |
| Kent | 2,058 |
| Lancashire | 8,436 |
| Leicestershire | 1,287 |
| Lincolnshire | 645 |
| London | 7,920 |
| Middlesex | 1,939 |
| Northumberland | 596 |
| Norfolk | 615 |
| Northamptonshire | 438 |
| Nottinghamshire | 1,274 |
| Oxfordshire | 483 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 55 |
| Shropshire | 630 |
| Suffolk | 605 |
| Somerset | 1,081 |
| Surrey | 1,455 |
| Sussex | 1,411 |
| Staffordshire | 3,698 |
| Warwickshire | 2,645 |
| Westmorland | 77 |
| Wiltshire | 526 |
| Worcestershire | 1,765 |
| Yorkshire | 5,333 |
| Anglesey | 15 |
| Brecknockshire | 87 |
| Cardiganshire | 14 |
| Carnarvonshire | 30 |
| Carmarthenshire | 119 |
| Denbighshire | 126 |
| Flintshire | 343 |
| Glamorgan | 1,703 |
| Merionethshire | 11 |
| Montgomeryshire | 334 |
| Monmouthshire | 659 |
| Pembrokeshire | 93 |
| Radnorshire | 35 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 6,496 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 499 |
| Farm Labourer | 494 |
| General Labourer | 479 |
| Labourer | 439 |
| Private Means | 427 |
| General Servant (domestic) | 385 |
| Dressmaker | 304 |
| None | 292 |
| Domestic Servant | 262 |
| Farmer | 257 |
| Clerk | 236 |
| At Home | 220 |
| Cotton Weaver | 220 |
| At School | 208 |
| House Painter | 192 |
| Dress Maker | 179 |
| House Keeper | 165 |
| Shop Assistant | 165 |
| Scholar | 155 |
| Carpenter | 153 |
| Weaver | 153 |
| Housekeeper | 151 |
| Laundress | 145 |
| Cook (domestic) | 138 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Bennett | 22,804 |
| Mary Bennett | 21,634 |
| John Bennett | 19,936 |
| Elizabeth Bennett | 14,472 |
| Thomas Bennett | 11,813 |
| George Bennett | 11,782 |
| Sarah Bennett | 11,472 |
| James Bennett | 10,544 |
| Ann Bennett | 7,109 |
| Charles Bennett | 7,037 |
| Henry Bennett | 6,723 |
| Joseph Bennett | 6,231 |
| Jane Bennett | 5,730 |
| Alice Bennett | 4,835 |
| Eliza Bennett | 4,798 |
| Emma Bennett | 4,387 |
| Ellen Bennett | 4,354 |
| Annie Bennett | 4,349 |
| Edward Bennett | 3,901 |
| Samuel Bennett | 3,855 |
| Hannah Bennett | 3,690 |
| Frederick Bennett | 3,518 |
| Richard Bennett | 3,483 |
| Emily Bennett | 3,471 |
| Arthur Bennett | 3,404 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bennett | 100% | 339,007 |
| 2 | Bennet | 86% | 18,044 |
| 3 | Bonnett | 86% | 12,026 |
| 4 | Bannett | 86% | 8,905 |
| 5 | Benett | 86% | 3,762 |
| 6 | Bennitt | 86% | 2,501 |
| 7 | Bunnett | 86% | 1,813 |
| 8 | Binnett | 86% | 417 |
| 9 | Bennetto | 88% | 381 |
| 10 | Bennatt | 86% | 327 |
| 11 | Benet | 71% | 300 |
| 12 | Bennott | 86% | 247 |
| 13 | Bennette | 88% | 128 |
The surname Bennett is the most popular version of all its varients