Explore the Family Name Bennison

The meaning of Bennison

English: patronymic from the Middle English personal name Bene(i)t + -son. See Bennett and compare Benson.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Bennison saw a decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Bennison ranked 42,983rd in terms of surname prevalence in the U.S., but by 2010, it had slipped to 51,396th, representing a drop of nearly 20%. The total count of individuals with this surname also decreased during this period, going from 474 in 2000 to 405 in 2010, a fall of approximately 14.56%. The proportion of the population with the Bennison surname per 100,000 people similarly fell by 22.22% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#42,983	#51,396	-19.57%
Count	474	405	-14.56%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.14	-22.22%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bennison

In terms of ethnic identity, the majority of individuals with the Bennison surname identified as White according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, 96.41% of Bennisons were White, and although this percentage declined slightly by 2010, it still represented a substantial 95.56% of the group. The representation of Hispanic ethnicity among Bennisons, which was 1.69% in 2000, was not recorded in the 2010 census data. Additionally, there was a small increase in individuals identifying as two or more races, which went from zero in 2000 to 1.73% in 2010. The categories of Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native showed no change over the decade, with no individuals with the Bennison surname identifying with these ethnicities.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.41%	95.56%	-0.88%
Two or More Races	0%	1.73%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	1.69%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%