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Bennett Pronunciation Language(s)
Anglo-Norman ,
Old French Meaning "blessed" Region of origin England, Ireland, Scotland Variant form(s) Benedict, Benoît, Bénet, Bennet, Benatte, Bennatt, Mac Beinéid, MacBennett
Bennett is an English
surname and, less commonly, a
given name . Alternative spellings include
Bennet ,
Benett and
Benet . It is common throughout the British Isles, in England, Scotland and also in Ireland.[
citation needed ]
It is related also to the medieval name
Benedict from the Latin "Benedictus" meaning "well-spoken of" or "blessed".
[1] Bennett is the English spelling of the
Anglo-Norman name Ben[n]et (modern French first name Benoît , surname Bénet
[2] ). The oldest public record of the surname is dated 1208 in
County Durham in
North East England .
[3]
In Ireland, the name is an Irish rendition of Beinéid , which is located in
South Leinster . The name is also found throughout the southeastern providence of Ulster in Northern Ireland in the form of "MacBennett" in
County Monaghan ,
County Down , and
County Tyrone .
[4]
Bennett was also found in
Perthshire in
Scotland . According to author George F. Black, Benedictus, the son of Walter de Sancto Edmundo, witnessed a charter of sale of land in Perth in 1219.
[5] The name was common in
Edinburgh throughout the 17th century. The variant "Bennet" is more common throughout Scotland, while Bennett is common along the
Anglo-Scottish border .
People
Given name
People with the given name include:
Benny Carter (1907–2003), jazz saxophonist, arranger, and composer
Bennett Cerf (1898–1971), publisher and founder of American publishing firm Random House
Ben Cohen (businessman) (born 1951), American businessman and cofounder of Ben & Jerry's
Bennett Foddy (born 1978), game designer and philosopher
Bennett Jackson (born 1991), American football player
Bennett Malone (1944–2017), American politician
Bennett Miller (born 1966), American film director
Bennet Omalu (born 1968), Nigerian-American pathologist
Bennett Joseph Savage (born 1980), American actor
Bennett Williams (born 1999), American football player
Surname
Abram Bennett (1898–1985), American psychiatrist
Adam Bennett (born 1971), Canadian ice hockey player and coach
Adam Bennett Schiff (born 1960), American politician
Adelaide George Bennett (1848–1911), American poet and botanist
Alan Bennett (disambiguation)
Alden I. Bennett (1807–1862), American physician and politician in Ohio and Wisconsin
Alex Bennett (disambiguation)
Alf Bennett (1898–?), English footballer with Nottingham Forest and Port Vale
Alfred Bennett (disambiguation)
A. L. Bennett Ambrose L. Bennett (1924–2008), American basketball player
Amelia Bennett (1839–1921) aka Amelia Horne, Amy Haines, British memoir writer
Anne McGrew Bennett (1903–1986), American writer and feminist
April Steiner Bennett (born 1980), American pole vaulter
Arnold Bennett (1867–1931), English novelist
Anthony Bennett (disambiguation)
Barry Bennett (1955–2019), American football player
Beck Bennett (born 1984), American comedian and actor
Belva Ann Bennett (1830–1917), American attorney, politician, educator, and author
Bert Bennett (1889/1890–1968), English footballer
Beverly Lynn Bennett (born 1967), American chef
Bill Bennett (William Richards Bennett 1932–2015), premier of British Columbia
Bob Bennett
Brian Bennett (born 1940), English musician and drummer
Brooke Bennett (born 1980), American swimmer
Bryan Bennett (born 1992), American football quarterback
Bruce Bennett (born Harold Herman Brix; 1906–2007), American actor and Olympian
Carl Bennett (1915–2013), American basketball manager and coach
Carol Bennett (born 1954), American painter and glass artist
Carolyn Bennett , PC MP (born 1950), Canadian physician and politician
Carolyn Bennett (comedian) (born 1962), Canadian comedian
Chance the Rapper (Chancellor Jonathan Bennett), American rapper
Charles Bennett (disambiguation)
Chris Bennett (disambiguation)
Chloe Bennet (born 1992), American singer and actress
Christiana Bennett , American ballet dancer
Chuck Bennett (1907–1973), American football player and coach
Claire-Louise Bennett (
fl. 2015), Irish writer
Clarence Edmund Bennett (1803–1932), American Army officer
Clay Bennett (disambiguation)
Cole Bennett (born 1996), American videographer and business executive
Colin Bennett (disambiguation)
Constance Bennett (1904–1965), American actress
Cornelius Bennett (born 1965), American football player
Crystal Bennett (1918–1987), British archaeologist
D. M. Bennett (1818–1882), American Shaker and freethinker
Darren Bennett (disambiguation)
David Bennett (disambiguation)
Dayvon Bennett (1994–2020), American rapper known as
King Von
DeAnna Bennett (born 1984), American mixed martial artist
Deborah J. Bennett (born 1950), American mathematician
Dick Bennett (born 1943), American basketball coach
Don Bennett (1910–1986), leader of the Pathfinder force, RAF, World War II
Don Bennett (disambiguation)
Drew Bennett (born 1978), American football player
Dwight Henry Bennett (1917–2002), American aeronautical engineer
Edgar Bennett (born 1969), American football coach and running back
Edwin Keppel Bennett (1887–1958), English academic
Edward Bennett (disambiguation)
Elmer Bennett (born 1970), American professional basketball player
Emerson Bennett (1822–1905), American author
Eric Bennett (disambiguation)
Estelle Bennett (1941–2009), American singer (The Ronettes)
Finn Bennett (born 1999), British-Irish actor
Fleur Bennett , English actress
Forrest Bennett , American politician
Fran Bennett (1937–2021), American actress
Frank Bennett (disambiguation)
Fred Bennett (footballer) (1906–1990), English footballer
Gabriel Bennett (1817–1895), Australian auctioneer of Bennett & Fisher
Gareth Bennett (disambiguation)
Gary Bennett (disambiguation)
George Bennett (disambiguation)
Gloria Bennett (born 1962), American singer, songwriter, record producer and musician
Gordon Bennett (disambiguation)
Granville G. Bennett (1833–1910), American lawyer and politician
H. H. Bennett (Henry Hamilton Bennett, 1843–1908), photographer of the Wisconsin Dells
Haley Bennett (born 1988), American singer and actress
Hamish Bennett , New Zealand cricketer
Hamish Bennett (director) , New Zealand filmmaker
Harry Bennett (disambiguation)
Harve Bennett (1930–2015), American television and film producer
Henry Bennett (disambiguation)
Herman Bennett (cricketer) (born 1939), Jamaican cricketer
Herman Bennett (scholar) , American scholar
Hugh Hammond Bennett (1881–1960), founder of the Soil Conservation Service
Hywel Bennett (1944–2017), Welsh actor
Jakorian Bennett (born 2000), American football player
J. A. W. Bennett (1911–1981), New Zealand scholar of Middle English literature
James Bennett (disambiguation) , including James, Jimmy, Jimmie, or Jim Bennett
Jeff Bennett (disambiguation)
Jill Bennett (disambiguation)
Joan Bennett (1910–1990), American stage, film and television actress
Joe Bennett (artist) (born 1968), Brazilian comic book artist
John Bennett (disambiguation)
Jonathan Bennett (disambiguation)
Joseph Bennett (disambiguation)
Josephine Bennett (1880–1961), American suffragist and activist
Josie Bennett (1903–1985), American rodeo professional
Justin Bennett (born 1973), drummer and producer
Karen Bennett (born 1989), British rower
Keith Bennett (disambiguation)
Ken Bennett (born 1959), American politician
Kyle Bennett (disambiguation)
Laura Bennett (born 1963), American architect and fashion designer
Lauren Bennett (born 1989), English female singer, dancer, and model
Lawrence E. Bennett (1923–2016), American politician
Lee Ann Bennett , US air force general
Lennie Bennett (1938–2009), English comedian and game show host
Leo Bennett (1914–1971), British first-class cricketer
Lerone Bennett Jr. (1928–2018), American journalist and writer
Les Bennett (1918–1999) Footballer for Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United
Lilian Bennett (1922–2013), British businesswoman
Linda L. M. Bennett (born 1952), American administrator and political scientist
Liz Bennett , American politician; first openly LGBT woman in the Iowa House of Representatives
Lorna Bennett (born 1977), Jamaican reggae singer
Louis Bennett (disambiguation) , multiple people
Louise Bennett-Coverley (1919–2006), Jamaican poet, folklorist, writer, and educator
Lyman Bennett (1801–1877), garment manufacturer
Lynda Bennett (born 1954), New Zealand lawn bowler
Manu Bennett (born 1969), Australian actor
Maria Kanellis-Bennett (Mary Louis Kanellis-Bennett, born 1982), American wrestler
Mark Bennett (disambiguation) , multiple people
Mark J. Bennett (born 1953), Judge of the United States Court of Appeals
Marshall Bennett (1915–2018), American real estate developer
Martellus Demond Bennett (born 1987), American football tight end and children's author
Martyn Bennett (1971–2005), Canadian-Scottish musician
Matt Bennett (born 1991), American actor
Matthew Bennett (disambiguation) , multiple people
Max Bennett (actor) (born 1984), English actor
Max Bennett (ice hockey) (1912–1972), ice hockey player
Max Bennett (musician) (1928–2018), American jazz bassist and session musician
Max Bennett (scientist) (born 1939), Australian neuroscientist
Michael Bennett (disambiguation)
Michèle Bennett (born 1950), wife of former Haitian president Jean-Claude Duvalier
Mike Bennett (wrestler) (born 1985), American professional wrestler
Milton Bennett , American sociologist
Naftali Bennett (born 1972), Israeli politician; 13th Prime Minister of Israel
Natalie Bennett (born 1966), politician, Leader of the Green Party of England & Wales
Nathan Bennett (born 1984), Australian Rugby League player
Nicholas Bennett (disambiguation) , multiple people
Nigel Bennett (born 1949), English actor
Nigel Harvie Bennett (1913–2008), English cricketer
Owen Bennett (born 1985), British journalist
Paul Bennett (disambiguation) , multiple people
Paul Stuart-Bennett , British lightweight rower
Paula Bennett (born 1969), New Zealand politician
Paris Bennett (born 1988), American singer
Pauline Bennett (born 1964), British DJ, dance teacher, and rapper
Peggy Bennett (born 1958), American politician from Minnesota
Percy Bennett (1869–1936), Wales rugby union player
Pete Bennett (born 1982), winner of series 7 of Big Brother UK
Phillip R. Bennett (born 1948), CEO of Refco
R. B. Bennett (Richard Bedford Bennett, 1st Viscount Bennett, 1870–1947), Prime Minister of Canada
Rainey Bennett (1907–1998), American artist and illustrator
Ralph Bennett (1923–2015), English transport administrator
Rayshawn Bennett (born 1991), American rapper and singer known professionally as
YFN Lucci
Richard Bennett (governor) (1608–1675), British colonial governor of Virginia
Richard Bennett (guitarist) (born 1951), American guitarist and record producer
Richard A. Bennett (born 1963), American politician
Richard Rodney Bennett (1936–2012), English composer
Robert Russell Bennett (1894–1981), American composer and arranger
Rodney D. Bennett (born 1966), American university president
Roger Bennett (disambiguation) , multiple people
Ronan Bennett (born 1956), Northern Irish novelist and screenwriter
Roy Bennett (disambiguation) , multiple people
Ruth L. Bennett (1866–1947), American social reformer
Ryan Bennett (footballer) (born 1990), English footballer
Sam Bennett (disambiguation) , multiple people
Samm Bennett , American musician
Sacha Bennett (born 1971), English film director, writer, producer
Sandy Bennett (Sandra Kaye Bennett born 1972), aka Sandy Hitchcock, New Zealand hockey player
Sara Bennett , British visual effects artist
Scott Bennett (disambiguation)
Sonja Bennett , Canadian actress, screenwriter
Stella Bennett , New Zealand singer-songwriter
Stetson Bennett (born 1998), American football player
Stu Bennett (born 1980), English wrestler, known as
Wade Barrett
Susan Bennett (born 1949), American voice artist; voice of Apple's "Siri"
Syd Bennett (born 1992), American singer-songwriter, record producer
Taylor Bennett (rapper) (born 1996), American rapper
Ted Bennett (born 1940), American politician
Thomas Bennett Jr. (1781–1865), Governor of South Carolina
Thomas Jewell Bennett (1852–1925) British politician and journalist with The Times of India
Thomas M. Bennett (born 1956), American politician (Illinois House of Representatives)
Thomas Westropp Bennett (1867–1962), Irish politician, magistrate and public figure
Todd Bennett (1962–2013), English sprinter
Tony Bennett (disambiguation)
Tracie Bennett (born 1961), English stage and television actress
Veronica Yvette Bennett (1943–2022), American singer
Vincent Bennett (born 1982), singer of The Acacia Strain
W. A. C. Bennett (William Andrew Cecil Bennett 1900–1979), Premier of British Columbia
Wayne Bennett (disambiguation)
Wilda Bennett (1894–1967), American actress
William Bennett (disambiguation)
Fictional characters
Agent James Bennett, a character in the
DC Animated Universe
Annie Bennett-Warbucks, protagonist and title character from the
Annie musical and film adaptations
Bonnie Sheila Bennett (of the family line of Bennett witches), a character in
The Vampire Diaries
Capt. Bennett, a character in the 1985 film
Commando
Cybil Bennett, a character in the
Silent Hill series
Dexter Bennett , a character of the fictional New York City tabloid newspaper Daily Bugle
Ethan Bennett, a character in
The Batman
Emily Bennett, a character in The Vampire Diaries
Emily Bennett, a character in the
American Girl series of dolls and books
John Bennett, a character in
Orange Is the New Black
Sheila Bennett, a character in
The Vampire Diaries
Shirley Bennett, a character in
Community
The
Bennet family , a family of characters in Pride and Prejudice
Bennett (
Chinese : 班尼特 ), a character in
Genshin Impact
Rue Bennett, a character in
Euphoria
References