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, Benet and Bennette. 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
^Albert Dauzat, Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de famille et prénoms de France, Librairie Larousse 1980, édition revue et augmentée par
Marie-Thérèse Morlet, p. 36b.
This page or section lists people that share the same
given name or the same
family name. If an
internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.
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, Benet and Bennette. 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
^Albert Dauzat, Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de famille et prénoms de France, Librairie Larousse 1980, édition revue et augmentée par
Marie-Thérèse Morlet, p. 36b.
This page or section lists people that share the same
given name or the same
family name. If an
internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.