Last Name BENNING

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Meaning The son of Benning. Among our place-names we see Bennington, Benningbrough, and Benning and Bennington.
Origin English, Dutch, Irish, Hungarian

Rank 9,062 (2000 US census) 8,859 (1990 US census)
Count 3,317 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 72.99%, or 2421 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 23.21%, or 770 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.33%, or 11 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.24%, or 8 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 2.11%, or 70 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.12%, or 37 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


Shortest baby names

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Scottish surnames

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Shortest last names

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