The Benjamin surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 40,590 people carried this name — #850 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 7,270 people counted. That is up 11% from 36,439 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 694 people named Benjamin.
150 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 62 départements, most often Guadeloupe.
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 Argentina’s national register
At least 247 people named Benjamin live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
114 people named Benjamin live in Switzerland.
They live in 8 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/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Poland’s population register
33 people named Benjamin have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 82 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 2 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 Belgium’s population register
At least 32 people named Benjamin live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Antwerp.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In the Nordic population registers
150 people named Benjamin is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
Who carried it
People named Benjamin,
with a public archive behind them.
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Joanette Clark Benjamin d. 1880 -
Asher Benjamin 1773–1845 · architect -
Clinton Benjamin d. 2005 · politician
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Herman Benjamin d. 1968 · choreographer
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Alfred Benjamin d. 1944
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Elias Benjamin d. 1870
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Benjamin.
- Benintendi 143 · U.S. census
- Benion 370 · U.S. census
- Benis 199 · U.S. census
- Benit 146 · U.S. census
- Benitez 51,288 · U.S. census
- Benito 2,430 · U.S. census
- Benko 1,243 · U.S. census
- Bennani 212 · U.S. census
- Benne 660 · U.S. census
- Benner 11,612 · U.S. census
- Bennes 124 · U.S. census
- Bennet 3,523 · U.S. census
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