Bennings

Bennings Meaning & Origin

About Bennings
The surname Bennings is of English origin and is derived from the personal name "Bennet," a medieval form of the given name Benedict. The name Benedict comes from the Latin word "benedictus," meaning "blessed." Therefore, the surname Bennings is likely to have originated as a patronymic surname, meaning it was used to identify the descendants of someone named Bennet or Benedict.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Bennings is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Bennings: 174
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 103181
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.06

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Bennings based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Bennings is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
PNNKS
🗽 NYSIIS
BA
🔊 Soundex
B05052
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
B EH1 N IH0 NG Z
🌐 IPA
/bennings*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PNNKS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
B552

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Bennings in Braille

Here's how to represent Bennings in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Bennings in braille

How to sign the name Bennings using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Bennings using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Bennings in sign language

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