Bennett

English

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɛnət/
  • Rhymes: -ɛnət

Proper noun

Bennett (countable and uncountable, plural Bennetts)

  1. An English surname originating as a patronymic from a medieval form of Benedict.
  2. A male given name from Latin transferred back from the surname.
    • 2025 April 2, Ben Morse, “‘Whoop, there she is!’: Jason and Kylie Kelce announce birth of fourth daughter”, in CNN‎[1]:
      Finnley is the fourth daughter of Jason and Kylie Kelce, having already welcomed Wyatt, Elliotte and Bennett to the family.
  3. A locality in Alberta, Canada.
  4. An abandoned town next to Bennett Lake, British Columbia, Canada; it still has a railway station.
  5. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A statutory town in Adams County and Arapahoe County, Colorado.
    2. A minor city in Cedar County, Iowa.
    3. A township in Kingman County, Kansas.
    4. An extinct town in Ripley County, Missouri.
    5. A township in Fillmore County, Nebraska.
    6. A town in Chatham County, North Carolina.
    7. An unincorporated community in Lewis County, West Virginia.
    8. A town and unincorporated community therein, in Douglas County, Wisconsin.

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Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Bennett is the 86th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 247,599 individuals. Glover is most common among White (76.56%) and Black (17.53%) individuals.
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