How Many People Have the Last Name Bennett?
people had the surname Bennett in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 1,191 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+8,544 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Bennett (76.6%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 17.5%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Bennett ranks #59. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 79% to 76.6%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Bennett grew from 239,055 people in 2000 to 247,599 in 2010 (up 3.6%), and its rank fell from #78 to #86. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 88.62 to 83.94 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 239,055 | 247,599 |
| Rank | #78 | #86 |
| Per 100,000 people | 88.62 | 83.94 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Bennett
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Bennett: B530
👤 Bennett as a First Name
Bennett is a first name too: about 69,723 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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