Bent Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Bent Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Bent family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 186
Agricultural Labourer 47
Labourer 30
House Servant 26
At Home 22
Annuitant 20
Frame Work Knitter 18
Hand Loom Weaver Cotton 16
Dress Maker 13
Hand Loom Weaver Silk 13
Farmer 12
Servant 11
Shoe Maker 10
Silk Winder 10
Farm Labourer 9
House Keeper 9
Laundress 9
Carpenter 8
Butcher 8
Power Loom Weaver 7
Straw Plaiter 7
Cotton Weaver 7
Silk Weaver 7
Tailor 6
Wife 6

Bent Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Bent 100% 17,171
2 Bunt 75% 5,098
3 Bant 75% 2,121
4 Bint 75% 1,710
5 Binet 60% 625
6 Benet 80% 300
7 Bonet 60% 254
8 Bont 75% 244
9 Banet 60% 239
10 Bount 60% 182
11 Beant 80% 122

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The surname Bent is the most popular version of all its varients

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