An English surname the family name of Benson comes from the term Benne which is from the Latin term ‘benedictus‘, meaning blessed.

Spelling variations for Benton include Bennison, Benison, Bensone, Bennsone, Bennisone and Bennisoun.

Sweden forms of Benson would be Bengtsson and Bendtsen.

The Benson surname started in the Oxfordshire region in England. The counties of Lancashire, Yorkshire and the city of London have the greater percentage of Benson families. In Scotland the Benson families are mostly in Lanarkshire and Midlothian counties.

Within the United States, Benson families are mostly founded in Minnesota, Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, Pennsylvania, New York and Michigan.


Famous: Benny Benson (created the flag for Alaska), Robby Benson (actor), Brad Benson (professional football player), George Benson (English actor), James Benson (founder of Benson Space Co.), Ray Benson (composer and actor), Stephen Allen Benson (19th century president of Liberia), Doug Benson (comic and actor) and Edward W. Benson (English novelist).