Bens

Bens Meaning & Origin

About Bens
The surname Bens is of Dutch origin and is derived from the given name Ben, which is a short form of Benedict or Benjamin. It is a patronymic surname, meaning it was originally used to identify the descendants of a person named Ben. The name Ben itself has Hebrew origins and means "son of the right hand" or "son of the south." Therefore, the surname Bens can be interpreted as "son of Ben" or "descendant of Ben."

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📏 Surname Length
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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Bens: 335
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 60,196
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.11

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Bens 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 Bens is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
PNS
🗽 NYSIIS
BA
🔊 Soundex
B052
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
B EH1 N Z
🌐 IPA
/bɛnz/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('PNS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
B520

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Bens in Braille

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

The name Bens in braille

How to sign the name Bens using Sign Language

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

The name Bens in sign language

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