Benton

See also: bentón and bent on

English

Benton, PA Keystone Marker, Columbia County

Etymology

From either Old English bēan (“bean”) or *beonet (“bentgrass”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛn.tən/
• Rhymes: -ɛntən

Proper noun

Benton (countable and uncountable, plural Bentons)

1. A small village in Bratton Fleming parish, North Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS6536).
2. A neighbourhood in the Metropolitan Borough of North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ2768).
3. A local service district and designated place in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
4. A number of places in the United States:
   1. A small town in Lowndes County, Alabama.
   2. A city, the county seat of Saline County, Arkansas.
   3. A census-designated place in Mono County, California.
   4. A city, the county seat of Franklin County, Illinois.
   5. A township and unincorporated community therein, in Elkhart County, Indiana.
   6. A minor city in Ringgold County, Iowa.
   7. A minor city in Butler County, Kansas.
   8. A home rule city, the county seat of Marshall County, Kentucky.
   9. A town, the parish seat of Bossier Parish, Louisiana.
   10. A town in Kennebec County, Maine.
   11. An unincorporated community in Saline Township, Washtenaw County, Michigan.
   12. A minor city, the county seat of Scott County, Missouri.
   13. A town in Grafton County, New Hampshire.
   14. A town in Yates County, New York.
   15. An unincorporated community in Texas Township, Crawford County, Ohio.
   16. A township and borough therein, in Columbia County, Pennsylvania.
   17. A town, the county seat of Polk County, Tennessee.
   18. A town and village therein, in Lafayette County, Wisconsin.
   19. A number of other townships, entered under Benton Township.
5. A habitational surname from Old English.
6. A male given name transferred from the surname.

Derived terms

• Benton County
• Fort Benton

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Benton is the 912^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 37,912 individuals. Benton is most common among White (69.00%) and Black (24.95%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Benton”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 139.

Anagrams

• bonnet