The Benoit surname
In the 2000 U.S. Census, 18,842 people carried this name — #1,741 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 14,300 people counted.
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In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 15,481 people named Benoit.
267 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 104 départements, most often Paris.
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 Belgium’s population register
At least 1,167 people named Benoit 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 West Flanders.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
731 people named Benoit live in Switzerland.
They live in 14 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Neuchâtel.
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
Benoit in American newspapers,
1871–1937.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 43,844 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Benoit,
with a public archive behind them.
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Benoît Audran the Elder 1661–1721 · engraver -
Abraham Benoit 1703–1775 · politician -
Antoine Benoit 1718–1800 · politician -
Claude-Anthelme Benoit 1794–1876 · architect -
Wilhelm Benoit 1826–1914 · politician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 209 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Benoit.
- Benne 749 · U.S. census
- Benner 11,479 · U.S. census
- Bennes 124 · U.S. census
- Bennet 3,822 · U.S. census
- Bennett 239,055 · U.S. census
- Benoist 614 · U.S. census
- Benoliel 108 · U.S. census
- Bens 325 · U.S. census
- Bense 363 · U.S. census
- Bensimon 223 · U.S. census
- Benso 156 · U.S. census
- Benson 84,233 · U.S. census
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