The Benit surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 146 people carried this name — #118,853 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,000,000 people counted. That is up 7% from 137 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 264 people named Benit.
13 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 37 départements, most often Nord.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In print
Benit in American newspapers,
1856–1907.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 4,910 pages in all carry the name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Benit.
- Benin 173 · U.S. census
- Benincasa 807 · U.S. census
- Benini 127 · U.S. census
- Benintendi 143 · U.S. census
- Benion 370 · U.S. census
- Benis 199 · U.S. census
- Benitez 51,288 · U.S. census
- Benito 2,430 · U.S. census
- Benjamin 40,590 · U.S. census
- Benko 1,243 · U.S. census
- Bennani 212 · U.S. census
- Benne 660 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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