Surname Checker / Benton
How Common Is the Last Name Benton?
Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Benton today
41,977
Ranked #912 of 162,254 published surnames · 12.85 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 37,912 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.
Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census
White
69%
Black
24.95%
Asian / Pacific Islander
0.55%
Hispanic
2.37%
Percentages are the Census Bureau's published figures for surname bearers in 2010. Figures are estimates from public records — see the methodology page.