Explore the Family Name Bendon

The meaning of Bendon

English: 1. habitational name from one of four places: Benenden or the lost place called Begginden, both in Kent; Building End in Chrishall in Essex; or Bandons in Anstey in Hertfordshire. Benenden is named from the Old English personal name Bionna + -ing- denoting association with + denn ‘woodland pasture’. 2. (southwestern): variant of Bindon.

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How common is the last name Bendon in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Bendon saw a decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Bendon was ranked as the 64,385th most popular surname, but fell to 72,568th in 2010, marking a decline of 12.71%. The count of individuals with this surname also dipped from 289 in 2000 to 268 in 2010, a drop of 7.27%. The proportion of Bendons per 100,000 people decreased by 18.18% over this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#64,385	#72,568	-12.71%
Count	289	268	-7.27%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.09	-18.18%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bendon

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Bendon, according to Decennial U.S. Census data, is predominantly White. In 2000, 91.70% of Bendons identified as White, and this percentage increased slightly to 93.66% in 2010. The data also shows a small percentage of Bendons identifying as Hispanic, which rose from 3.81% in 2000 to 4.10% in 2010. Meanwhile, there was a noted absence of Bendons identifying as Black in 2010, where previously they made up 2.77% of the Bendon population in 2000. There were no recorded instances of Bendons identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.7%	93.66%	2.14%
Hispanic	3.81%	4.1%	7.61%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	2.77%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%