How Many People Have the Last Name Benton?
people had the surname Benton in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 7,782 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
+880 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Benton (69%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 25%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Benton ranks #676. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 71.6% to 69%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Benton grew from 37,032 people in 2000 to 37,912 in 2010 (up 2.4%), and its rank fell from #851 to #912. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 13.73 to 12.85 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 37,032 | 37,912 |
| Rank | #851 | #912 |
| Per 100,000 people | 13.73 | 12.85 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Benton
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Benton: B535
👤 Benton as a First Name
Benton is a first name too: about 7,476 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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