A French, English and Hebrew name, Benjamin comes from the Hebrew term ‘Binyamin’ which means the son of the south region or the son of the right hand or favorite son. The spelling variations for Benjamin include Benjamini, Benjammin, Benjamen and Beniamin. In England the surname of Benjamin is all across Wales and England. The highest population of Benjamin families live in the city of London, Lancashire and in Glamorgan, Wales. In Scotland the two major regions for any Benjamin population are Midlothian and Lanarkshire counties. Within the United States the Benjamin family name began in New York, Ohio, New Jersey, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Virginia and South Carolina. Famous: Stan Benjamin (professional baseball player), George Benjamin (English music composer), Joel Benjamin (champion chess master), Rick Benjamin (professional race car driver), Richard Benjamin (movie film actor), Rene Benjamin (writer from France), Lucy Benjamin (actress), Arthur Benjamin (music composer from Australia), Miles Benjamin (rugby player of England), Shelton Benjamin (professional wrestler) and Quanteisha Benjamin (singer from Canada).