How Many People Have the Last Name Benford?
people had the surname Benford in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 74,074 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Tied with 1 other
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
Black
Change Since 2000
+234 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Benford (69.8%) are non-Hispanic Black. The next largest group, 23.7%, are non-Hispanic White. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic Black, Benford ranks #232. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 26.9% to 23.7%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Benford grew from 3,761 people in 2000 to 3,995 in 2010 (up 6.2%), and its rank fell from #8,122 to #8,293. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 1.39 to 1.35 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 3,761 | 3,995 |
| Rank | #8,122 | #8,293 |
| Per 100,000 people | 1.39 | 1.35 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Benford
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Benford: B516
👤 Benford as a First Name
Benford is a first name too: about 130 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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