Benton

See also: bentón and bent on

English

Etymology

From either Old English bēan (“bean”) or *beonet (“bentgrass”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɛn.tən/
  • Rhymes: -ɛntən

Proper noun

Benton (countable and uncountable, plural Bentons)

  1. A small village in Bratton Fleming parish, North Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS6536).
  2. A neighbourhood in the Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ2768).
  3. A local service district and designated place in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
  4. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A small town in Lowndes County, Alabama.
    2. A city, the county seat of Saline County, Arkansas.
    3. A census-designated place in Mono County, California.
    4. A city, the county seat of Franklin County, Illinois.
    5. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Elkhart County, Indiana.
    6. A minor city in Ringgold County, Iowa.
    7. A minor city in Butler County, Kansas.
    8. A home rule city, the county seat of Marshall County, Kentucky.
    9. A town, the parish seat of Bossier Parish, Louisiana.
    10. A town in Kennebec County, Maine.
    11. An unincorporated community in Saline Township, Washtenaw County, Michigan.
    12. A minor city, the county seat of Scott County, Missouri.
    13. A town in Grafton County, New Hampshire.
    14. A town in Yates County, New York.
    15. An unincorporated community in Texas Township, Crawford County, Ohio.
    16. A township and borough therein, in Columbia County, Pennsylvania.
    17. A town, the county seat of Polk County, Tennessee.
    18. A town and village therein, in Lafayette County, Wisconsin.
    19. A number of other townships, entered under Benton Township.
  5. A habitational surname from Old English.
  6. A male given name transferred from the surname.

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Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Benton is the 912th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 37,912 individuals. Benton is most common among White (69.00%) and Black (24.95%) individuals.

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