Bennett (name)
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This article is about the surname and given name Bennett. For other uses, see Bennett.
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| Meaning | "blessed" |
| Region of origin | England |
| Language of origin | English |
| Popularity | Behind the Name |
| Wikipedia articles | All pages beginning with Bennett |
Bennett is an English language surname derived from the medieval given name Benedict (Latin, Benedictus, "blessed"). The oldest public record of the surname is dated 1208 in County Durham.[1] People with the name include:
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- Alan Bennett, English author and actor
- Alfred Rosling Bennett (1850-1928), English electrical engineer and author of The Chronicles of Boulton's Siding, published in 1927
- Arnold Bennett, English novelist
- Anthony Bennett (disambiguation) (also Tony Bennett)
- Bobby Bennett, American Idol contestant
- Brea Bennett
- Brian Bennett, English musician
- Brian T. Bennett, American journalist
- Charles Bennett (disambiguation)
- Clay Bennett (born 1958), American editorial cartoonist
- Clayton Bennett, American businessman
- Colin Bennett (disambiguation)
- Constance Bennett, American actress
- Cornelius Bennett, former American football player
- David Bennett (coach), American football coach
- Dick Bennett, basketball coach
- Don Bennett, leader of the Pathfinder force, RAF, World War II
- Drew Bennett, NFL wide receiver
- Edwin Keppel Bennett, English academic
- Edward Turner Bennett (Francis Bennett), zoologist
- Eric Bennett,student at little falls middle school
- Fleur Bennett, English television actress
- Frank Bennett, Australian jazz singer
- Frank Bennett (baseball), baseball player
- Gordon Bennett, referring to one of a number of prominent people by that name
- Gordon Bennett (expression), an exclamation used in British English
- Granville G. Bennett, American lawyer and politician
- Harry Bennett, Ford Motor Company executive
- Lt. Henry Boswell Bennett of the 45th Regiment of Foot, the first officer to die in the service of Queen Victoria (May 31, 1838)
- Hywel Bennett, Welsh actor
- Jack Arthur Walter Bennett (better known as J. A. W. Bennett), scholar of Middle English literature
- James Bennett (disambiguation) (also Jim Bennett)
- Jill Bennett (disambiguation)
- Joan Bennett, American actress
- John Bennett (disambiguation)
- Jonathan Bennett (disambiguation)
- Ken Bennett, American politician
- Lauren Bennett, sister of eric benniett
- Bennett (London cricketer) ("Little" and "Tall" Bennett), two London Club cricketers in the 1740s and 1750s
- Meg Bennett, American TV writer
- Nick Bennett, Australian television announcer
- Nigel Bennett, English actor
- Nigel Harvie Bennett (b. 1912), English cricketer, captained Surrey
- Paris Bennett
- Pete Bennett, winner of series 7 of Big Brother UK
- Phillip R. Bennett, former CEO of Refco
- R. B. Bennett, former Prime Minister of Canada
- Richard Bennett, Colonial Governor of Virginia
- Richard Rodney Bennett, English composer
- Tony Bennett, singer
- W. A. C. Bennett, former Premier of British Columbia, Canada
- Wayne Bennett (disambiguation)
- William Bennett (disambiguation)
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- Bennett Cerf, publisher
- Bennett Miller, American film director
[edit] References
- ^ Surname: Bennett. surnamedb.com. Retrieved on 2008-05-12.
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