Benson (surname)
| Benson | |
|---|---|
| Family name | |
| Meaning | "Son of Ben" |
| Region of origin | England |
| Language(s) of origin | English |
| Related names | Benison, Bensone, Bennison, Bennsone, Bennisoun, Bennisone |
| Footnotes: Frequency Comparisons:[1] | |
Benson is a common patronymic surname of English origin meaning "son of Ben" (Benedict, Benjamin, Bennett).[1][2] Benson is uncommon as a first name, but quite common as a surname in English speaking countries.
Notable people with the name Benson include:
- A. C. Benson (1862–1925), English poet and essayist, son of E. W. Benson
- Adolph B. Benson (1881–1961), Swedish-American educator and historian
- Allan L. Benson (1871–1940), American journalist and Socialist Presidential candidate
- Allen Benson (1908–1999), American professional baseball player
- Amber Benson (born 1977), American actress
- Andrew Benson, mid-20th-century American chemist
- Anna Benson (born 1976), American model
- Sir Arthur Benson (1907–1987), British colonial administrator and governor
- Arthur W. Benson (c. 1798–1889), American industrialist and real-estate developer
- Ashley Benson (born 1989), American actress
- Benny Benson (1913–1972), creator of Alaska's state flag
- Bernard Benson, mid-20th-century British author of The Peace Book
- Berry Benson (1843–1923), American Civil War soldier depicted on the Augusta Confederate Monument, later an accountant who discovered the "Ponzi scheme"
- Brad Benson (born 1955), American football player
- Brendan Benson (born 1970), American musician
- Bruce Benson (disambiguation)
- Carl Benson, pseudonym of American writer Charles Astor Bristed (1820–1874)
- Carville Benson (1872–1929), American politician
- Cedric Benson, American football player for the Green Bay Packers of the NFL
- Constantine Walter Benson, British ornithologist
- Craig Benson (born 1954), American businessman and politician
- David Benson-Pope (born 1950), New Zealand politician
- Dee Benson (born 1948), American judge
- Doug Benson (born 1964), American comedian and actor
- E. F. Benson (Edward Frederic Benson, 1867–1940), English novelist
- Edgar Benson (born 1923), Canadian politician
- Edward Benson (bishop) (Edward White Benson, 1829–1896), Archbishop of Canterbury
- Egbert Benson (1746–1833), American politician and jurist
- Elmer Austin Benson (1895–1985), American politician
- Ezra Taft Benson (1899–1994), American politician and the 13th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Frank Benson (disambiguation)
- George Benson (disambiguation)
- Gordon Benson (born 1994), British triathlete
- Henry N. Benson (1872-1960), American politician
- Herbert Benson (born 1935), MD, Harvard researcher, author of The Relaxation Response
- Howard Benson (born 1956), music producer
- Ivy Benson (1913–1993), British bandleader
- James Benson (disambiguation)
- Jessica Benson (born 1988), American singer
- Joanne Benson (born 1943), American politician
- Jodi Benson (born 1961), American voice actress and singer
- John Benson (disambiguation)
- Karl Benson (born 1951), American college sports administrator
- Kent Benson, American basketball player
- Kris Benson (born 1974), American baseball player
- Lee Benson, American sports writer
- Margaret Benson (1865–1916), English author and amateur Egyptologist
- Mary Benson, (1919-2000), South African writer and antiapartheid activist
- Mark Benson, (born 1958), English cricketer
- Mark Benson (engineer), German-born inventor of the Benson boiler
- Martin Benson (actor) (1918–2010), British actor
- Michael Benson (disambiguation)
- Mildred Benson (1905–2002), American writer
- Mykel Benson (born 1987), American football player
- Nicholas Benson (born 1964), American stone carver
- Nicholas John Benson (born 1961), Ghanaian-American soldier, lawyer, businessman, writer
- Nigel Benson (born 1955), British author and illustrator.
- Ray Benson (born 1951), American actor and composer
- Raymond Benson (born 1955), American author
- Renaldo Benson ("Obie" Benson, 1936–2005), American soul and R&B singer and songwriter
- Rhian Benson (fl. 2000s), Ghanaian singer
- Richard Meux Benson (1824–1915), Anglican clergyman and founder of an Anglican religious order
- Robert Benson (disambiguation)
- Ron Benson (1925–1997), English professional footballer
- Sally Benson (1897–1972), American screenwriter
- Shaun Benson (born 1976), Canadian actor
- Simon Benson (1851–1942), Norwegian-born American logging entrepreneur and philanthropist
- Stephen Allen Benson (1816–1865), President of Liberia 1856–1864
- Steve Benson (disambiguation)
- T. O. S. Benson (1917–2008), a Nigerian lawyer
- Tom Benson (disambiguation)
- Tony Benson (born 1966), New Zealand rugby league coach
- Vern Benson (1924–2014), American baseball player
- Warren Benson (1924–2005), American composer and timpanist
- William Benson (disambiguation)
Fiction
- Carly Corinthos (née Benson), role played by Sarah Joy Brown and Laura Wright in American soap opera General Hospital
- Freddie Benson, role played by Nathan Kress in American TV sitcom iCarly
- Kurt Benson, character in British soap opera Hollyoaks
- Olivia Benson, character in American polica drama Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
- Benson, brother-in-law of Deputy Arthel Queen in the novel Deliverance
- Jamesir Bensonmum, character played by Sir Alec Guinness in the 1976 comedy film "Murder By Death"
- Zoe Benson, character played by Taissa Farmiga in American Horror Story: Coven
See also
- Benson (disambiguation)
- Benton (disambiguation)
- Bengtsson, a similar surname
References
- 1 2 "Benson Surname Meaning and Distribution". forebears.co.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2014
- ↑ "Benson Surname Meaning and Distribution". ancestry.co.uk. Retrieved 23 January 2014
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