Explore the Family Name Bensch

The meaning of Bensch

Germanized form of Sorbian B’eńš, Bjenš and Czech Benš: from a shortened variant of the personal name Lower Sorbian B’eniš, Upper Sorbian Bjeniš (see Benisch), and Czech Beneš (see Benes). Some characteristic forenames: German Klaus, Kurt, Otto, Rudi.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Bensch has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 39,304th most popular surname, but by 2010, it had dropped to the 41,426th place, marking a decline of 5.4%. The total count of individuals with the Bensch surname also decreased marginally from 527 to 525 (-0.38%) during this period. Consequently, the proportion of this surname per 100,000 people dipped by 10%, from 0.2 to 0.18.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#39,304	#41,426	-5.4%
Count	527	525	-0.38%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.18	-10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bensch

The ethnicity associated with the surname Bensch has witnessed some changes between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, 94.31% of people with this surname identified as White, but this percentage decreased slightly to 92.76% by 2010. Over the same period, there was a significant rise in the proportion that identified as Hispanic, increasing by 64.11% from 2.09% to 3.43%. People identifying as Asian-Pacific Islander and those reporting two or more races made up a small portion of the Bensch surname holders, but they too saw increases of 14.29% and 33.33% respectively. No individuals with this surname identified as Black, American Indian or Alaskan Native during either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.31%	92.76%	-1.64%
Hispanic	2.09%	3.43%	64.11%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.33%	1.52%	14.29%
Two or More Races	1.14%	1.52%	33.33%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%