Bensted Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Bensted Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Bensted family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 44
Dress Maker 5
Domestic Servant 5
General Servant Domestic 4
Agricultural Labourer 4
Blacksmith 3
Farmer 3
General Labourer 3
Governess 2
Housemaid Domestic 2
Journeyman Shoemaker 2
Labourer 2
Living On Her Own Means 2
Living On Own Means 2
Coal Miner 2
G E K Engine 1
House Keeper Domestic 1
Cotton Weaver 1
Domestic Servant House Maid 1
Chair & Couch Maker 1
Inn Keeper 1
Leather Brush Maker 1
Office Boy 1
Paper Box Maker 1
Tailor Fore Man 1

Bensted Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Benstead 88% 5,441
2 Binstead 75% 2,526
3 Bensted 100% 1,906
4 Binsted 86% 938
5 Banstead 75% 794
6 Bonstead 75% 381
7 Bunstead 75% 136

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The surname Bensted is the 3rd most popular variant of Benstead.

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