How Many People Have the Last Name Benoit?
people had the surname Benoit in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 14,641 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
White
Change Since 2000
+1,318 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Benoit (81.6%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 12.8%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Benoit ranks #1,322. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 85.3% to 81.6%, and the non-Hispanic Black share rose from 10% to 12.8%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Benoit grew from 18,842 people in 2000 to 20,160 in 2010 (up 7%), and its rank fell from #1,741 to #1,775. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 6.98 to 6.83 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 18,842 | 20,160 |
| Rank | #1,741 | #1,775 |
| Per 100,000 people | 6.98 | 6.83 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Benoit
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Benoit: B530
👤 Benoit as a First Name
Benoit is a first name too: about 196 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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