The Benes surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 2,203 people carried this name — #12,815 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 122,000 people counted.
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In Poland’s population register
123 people named Benes have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 174 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 10 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 120 people named Benes.
23 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 25 départements, most often Hérault.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
35 people named Benes live in Switzerland.
They live in 6 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In print
Benes in American newspapers,
1903–1948.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 4,751,500 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Benes,
with a public archive behind them.
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Eduardo Benes de Sales Rodrigues 1941– · Catholic priest -
Andy Benes 1967– · baseball player -
Bedřich Beneš 1967– · computer scientist -
Ed Benes 1972– · comics artist
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 20 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Benes.
- Benedetto 3,280 · U.S. census
- Benedick 427 · U.S. census
- Benedict 16,846 · U.S. census
- Benedicto 425 · U.S. census
- Benedito 101 · U.S. census
- Benelli 181 · U.S. census
- Benet 413 · U.S. census
- Beneteau 137 · U.S. census
- Benetti 349 · U.S. census
- Beneventi 175 · U.S. census
- Benezra 380 · U.S. census
- Benhaim 159 · U.S. census
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