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: [1][2] |
Benson is a common patronymic surname of English origin meaning "son of Ben". 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), American educator and historian
- Allan L. Benson (1871-1940), American newspaper editor
- Amber Benson (born 1977), American actress
- Andrew Benson, mid 20th century American chemist
- Anna Benson (born 1976), American model
- 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
- Brad Benson (born 1955), American football player
- Brendan Benson (born 1970), American musician
- Bruce Benson (disambiguation)
- Carl Benson, a pseudonym of American writer Charles Astor Bristed
- Carville Benson (1872-1929), American politician
- Cedric Benson, American football player
- 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, son of Edward White Benson
- 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)
- Herbert Benson (born 1935), MD, Harvard researcher, and author of The Relaxation Response
- Howard Benson (born 1956), music producer
- Ivy Benson (1913-1993), British bandleader
- James Benson (1945-2008), American businessman, founder of Benson Space Company
- James Rea Benson (1807-1885), Canadian businessman and politician
- Jessica Benson (born 1988), American singer
- Joanne Benson (born 1943), American politician
- Jodi Benson (born 1961), American voice actress and singer
- John Benson (disambiguation)
- Kent Benson, American basketball player
- Kris Benson (born 1974), American baseball player
- Lee Benson (born 1994), Singapore National Weightlifting 5 year consecutive champion, [2006~2010]
- Margaret Benson, British Egyptologist, daughter of E. W. Benson
- Mark Benson, (born 1958), English cricketer
- Mark Benson (engineer), inventor of the Benson boiler
- Martin Benson (actor) (1918-2010), British actor
- Michael Benson (disambiguation)
- Mildred Benson (1905-2002), American writer
- Nicholas John Benson, soldier, lawyer, businessman, writer
- Nick Benson, American actor
- Nigel Benson, British writer
- Ray Benson (born 1951), American actor and composer
- Raymond Benson (born 1955), American author
- Renaldo Benson ("Obie" Benson), American singer for The Four Tops
- Rhian Benson (fl. 2000s), Ghanaian singer
- Richard Meux Benson (1824-1915), Anglican clergyman and founder of an Anglican religious order
- Robert Benson (disambiguation)
- Sally Benson, American screenwriter
- Shaun Benson, Canadian actor
- Simon Benson (1851-1942), Norwegian-born American logging entrepreneur and philanthropist
- Stephen Allen Benson, President of Liberia 1856-1864
- Steve Benson (disambiguation)
- Tom Benson (fl. 1980s), American football entrepreneur
- Tony Benson, New Zealand rugby league coach
- Warren Benson, American composer and timpanist
- William Benson (disambiguation), multiple people including:
Fiction
- Carly Corinthos (maiden name 'Benson'), a role portrayed by Sarah Joy Brown and Laura Wright on General Hospital
- Freddie Benson, a role played by Nathan Kress in the Nickelodeon series iCarly
- Kurt Benson, fictional character from Hollyoaks
- Olivia Benson, fictional character from Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
- Benson, brother-in-law of Deputy Arthel Queen in the novel Deliverance
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