Benton Name Meaning: Denoted someone who came from 'Benton'.Named with Old English bean ‘beans’ or beonet ‘bent grass’ + tun ‘settlement’.
The name is of Anglo-Saxon origin.The first recorded spelling of the name is that of 'Willms Benntine',dated February 29th 1548.
Discover how your Benton ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 3 |
| Buckinghamshire | 6 |
| Berkshire | 11 |
| Cambridgeshire | 187 |
| Channel Islands | 1 |
| Cheshire | 48 |
| Cornwall | 12 |
| Cumberland | 11 |
| Derbyshire | 55 |
| Devon | 10 |
| Dorset | 3 |
| Durham | 43 |
| Essex | 337 |
| Gloucestershire | 1 |
| Hampshire | 30 |
| Herefordshire | 1 |
| Hertfordshire | 6 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 37 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 99 |
| Lancashire | 218 |
| Leicestershire | 24 |
| Lincolnshire | 209 |
| London | 449 |
| Middlesex | 88 |
| Northumberland | 7 |
| Norfolk | 40 |
| Northamptonshire | 25 |
| Nottinghamshire | 88 |
| Oxfordshire | 4 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 37 |
| Shropshire | 34 |
| Suffolk | 33 |
| Somerset | 4 |
| Surrey | 58 |
| Sussex | 61 |
| Staffordshire | 655 |
| Warwickshire | 293 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 5 |
| Worcestershire | 84 |
| Yorkshire | 471 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 6 |
| Carmarthenshire | 3 |
| Denbighshire | 2 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 28 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 2 |
| Monmouthshire | 0 |
| Pembrokeshire | 4 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| General Labourer | 39 |
| Living On Own Means | 36 |
| Farmer | 36 |
| General Servant Domestic | 29 |
| Dress Maker | 28 |
| Scholar | 19 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 18 |
| Tailor | 15 |
| Housemaid Domestic | 14 |
| Cotton Weaver | 14 |
| Charwoman | 12 |
| Dressmaker | 12 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 12 |
| Bricklayer | 10 |
| Cook Domestic | 10 |
| House Keeper Domestic | 10 |
| Railway Clerk | 10 |
| Servant Domestic | 10 |
| Farmer's Son | 10 |
| Carman | 9 |
| Iron Moulder | 9 |
| Clerk | 8 |
| Domestic Servant | 8 |
| Coal Hewer | 8 |
| Coal Hewer Below Ground | 8 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Benton | 1,601 |
| Mary Benton | 1,536 |
| John Benton | 1,394 |
| Elizabeth Benton | 923 |
| George Benton | 909 |
| Sarah Benton | 834 |
| Thomas Benton | 789 |
| James Benton | 767 |
| Joseph Benton | 534 |
| Ann Benton | 523 |
| Henry Benton | 502 |
| Charles Benton | 463 |
| Emma Benton | 377 |
| Alice Benton | 370 |
| Eliza Benton | 363 |
| Jane Benton | 344 |
| Annie Benton | 312 |
| Edward Benton | 294 |
| Alfred Benton | 292 |
| Ellen Benton | 274 |
| Emily Benton | 267 |
| Hannah Benton | 265 |
| Arthur Benton | 262 |
| Frederick Benton | 256 |
| Samuel Benton | 248 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benton | 100% | 24,062 |
| 2 | Banton | 83% | 5,956 |
| 3 | Bunton | 83% | 4,563 |
| 4 | Bainton | 71% | 2,890 |
| 5 | Bantin | 67% | 745 |
| 6 | Binton | 83% | 725 |
| 7 | Buntin | 67% | 438 |
| 8 | Bointon | 71% | 343 |
| 9 | Bonton | 83% | 266 |
| 10 | Bunten | 67% | 256 |
| 11 | Baunton | 71% | 236 |
| 12 | Benten | 83% | 150 |
| 13 | Bounton | 71% | 131 |
| 14 | Bennetton | 67% | 110 |
The surname Benton is the most popular version of all its varients