An English surname the family name of Bennett comes from the original Latin term of ’benedictus’. It meant blessed. In the Middle English form it became the name Benedict.

Numerous additional spellings of Bennett include Benet, Bennet, Bennit, Bendict, Bennedick, Benoit, Beneit and Bendick.

In England mostly in Yorkshire and Lancashire counties are the numbers the greatest for those with the Bennett surname. Down the western central portion of England and some of the southern counties, there are a fewer larger numbers of Bennett families. The Scottish county of Lanarkshire and a few to the east have the Bennett surname in higher numbers.

Within the United States it is New York and Pennsylvania with the greater number of Bennett families. All through the mid-west states (Ohio, Michigan, Iowa, etc.) there are many sections with Bennett families.

Famous: Tony Bennett (singer), Cornelius Bennett (professional football player), Hywel Bennett (actor in Wales), Joan Bennett (actress), Estelle Bennett (singer), Arnold Bennett (English author), Eric Bennett (rugby player) and Nigel Bennett (English actor).