Bense surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Bense surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 311 people carried this name — #64,054 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 909,100 people counted. That is down 14% from 363 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 169 people named Bense.

9 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 23 départements, most often Pas-de-Calais.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 9
Pas-de-Calais 41
Bouches-du-Rhône 29
Gers 19
Lot-et-Garonne 17
Pyrénées-Atlantiques 14
Gironde 10
Alpes-Maritimes 5
Paris 4

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

Who carried it

People named Bense,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Horace Bertin
    Horace Bertin 1842–1917 · poet
  • Hendrik Lodewijk Bense
    Hendrik Lodewijk Bense 1868–1945 · military officer
  • Allan Bense
    Allan Bense 1951– · politician
  • Alfred Bense 1869–1928 · engraver
  • Max Bense 1910–1990 · writer
  • Gertrūda Benze 1930–2021 · university teacher

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

When the index is not enough

This page says where Bense is.
A volume says what happened to it.

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