Explore the Family Name Bennight

The meaning of Bennight

Probably an altered form of English Bennett.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Bennight has seen a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Bennight was ranked 58,692nd in popularity and it shifted to 64,054th position by 2010, indicating a drop of approximately 9.14%. Additionally, the total count of individuals with this surname also fell from 323 in 2000 to 311 in 2010, a decrease of about 3.72%. The proportion of people named Bennight per 100,000 also experienced a dip of 8.33%, moving from 0.12 in 2000 to 0.11 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#58,692	#64,054	-9.14%
Count	323	311	-3.72%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.11	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bennight

The ethnicity associated with the Bennight surname, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, underwent some interesting fluctuations from 2000 to 2010. Predominantly, the Bennight name has been associated with those of White ethnic identity, though there was a slight decrease in this group from 96.59% in 2000 down to 92.28% in 2010. During the same period, there was a notable increase in the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic, rising from 1.86% in 2000 to 2.89% in 2010, a change of 55.38%. Another change is the emergence of individuals identifying as part of two or more races and as American Indian and Alaskan Native, both groups appearing at 1.93% in the 2010 census, while there were no entries for these categories in 2000. There were no recorded changes for Asian/Pacific Islander and Black ethnic identities.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.59%	92.28%	-4.46%
Hispanic	1.86%	2.89%	55.38%
Two or More Races	0%	1.93%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	1.93%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%