Bennett (name)
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| Meaning | "blessed" |
| Region of origin | England |
| Language(s) of origin | Anglo-Norman |
| Related names | Benedict |
Bennett is an English and Irish language surname (and, less commonly, given name); related to the medieval name Benedict, both ultimately from Latin Benedictus "blessed". Bennett is the English spelling of the Anglo-Norman name Ben[n]et (Modern French first name Benoît, surname Bénet[1]). The oldest public record of the surname is dated 1208 in County Durham.[2] People with the name include:
Surname
- Bennett (London cricketer) ("Little" and "Tall" Bennett), two London Club cricketers in the 1740s and 1750s
- Abram Bennett (1898–1985), American psychiatrist
- A. L. Bennett (1924–2008), American basketball player
- Alan Bennett, English author and actor
- Alfred Bennett (disambiguation)
- Arnold Bennett, English novelist
- Anthony Bennett (disambiguation) (also Tony Bennett)
- Ben Bennett (singer), Australian singer
- Bert Bennett, English footballer
- Bob Bennett (baseball), American college baseball coach
- Bob Bennett (politician), former United States Senator from Utah
- Bobby Bennett (disambiguation)
- Brea Bennett (born 1987), American pornographic actress
- Brian Bennett, English musician
- Brian T. Bennett, American journalist
- Brooke Bennett, American swimmer
- Bruce Bennett (Arkansas politician), Arkansas politician
- Carl Bennett (1915–2013), American basketball general manager and coach
- 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
- D. M. Bennett (DeRobigne Mortimer Bennett, 1818–1882), former Shaker and freethinker
- Darren Bennett (born 1965), Australian player of multiple football codes
- David Bennett, American football coach
- Dick Bennett (born 1943), American basketball coach
- Don Bennett, leader of the Pathfinder force, RAF, World War II
- Drew Bennett, NFL wide receiver
- Dwight Henry Bennett (1917–2002)
- Edwin Keppel Bennett, English academic
- Edward Turner Bennett (Francis Bennett), zoologist
- Eric Bennett, rugby league footballer
- Estelle Bennett, American singer
- Fleur Bennett, English television actress
- Frank Bennett (disambiguation)
- Fred Bennett (footballer), English footballer
- Gareth Bennett, Anglican clergyman and academic
- George Bennett (disambiguation)
- Gordon Bennett (disambiguation)
- Granville G. Bennett, American lawyer and politician
- Haley Bennett an American singer and actress
- Harry Bennett, Ford Motor Company executive
- Harry Bennett, (1895–1990) Author/editor of "The Chemical Formulary"
- Lt. Henry Boswell Bennett of the 45th Regiment of Foot, the first officer to die in the service of Queen Victoria (May 31, 1838)
- H. H. Bennett (Henry Hamilton Bennett, 1843–1908), photographer of the Wisconsin Dells
- Holly Bennett, author of the Bonemender series
- Hugh Hammond Bennett, founder of the Soil Conservation Service
- Hywel Bennett, Welsh actor
- J. A. W. Bennett (Jack Arthur Walter Bennett, 1911–1981), scholar of Middle English literature
- James Bennett (disambiguation), also Jim Bennett
- Jeff Bennett (voice actor), American voice actor
- Jill Bennett (British actress)
- Jill Bennett (American actress)
- Joan Bennett, American actress
- John Bennett (disambiguation), several people
- Jonathan Bennett (disambiguation), several people
- Joseph Bennett (disambiguation), several people
- Ken Bennett, American politician
- Kirt Bennett (1967–2010), Louisiana businessman, educator, and politician
- Linda L. M. Bennett, administrator and political scientist at the University of Southern Indiana
- Lorna Bennett (born 1977), Actor
- Louis Bennett, English-born American soccer coach
- Louis Bennett (Bronx) (died 1959), New York politician and judge
- Manu Bennett, Australian actor
- Matt Bennett (born 1991), American actor
- Matthew Bennett (disambiguation), several people
- Meg Bennett, American TV writer
- Naftali Bennett (born 1972), Israeli politician and entrepreneur
- Natalie Bennett (born 1966,Sydney) Politician Leader of the Greens Party England and Wales
- Nathan Bennett, Australian Rugby League Player
- Nigel Bennett, English actor
- Nigel Harvie Bennett (born 1912), English cricketer, captained Surrey
- Paul Bennett (disambiguation)
- Paris Bennett, American singer
- Percy Bennett, Wales international rugby union player
- Pete Bennett, winner of series 7 of Big Brother UK
- Phillip R. Bennett, former CEO of Refco
- R. B. Bennett (Richard Bedford Bennett, 1st Viscount Bennett, 1870–1947), Prime Minister of Canada
- Richard Bennett (Governor), Colonial Governor of Virginia
- Richard Rodney Bennett, (1936-2012) English composer
- Robert Russell Bennett, (1894–1981) American composer
- Roger Bennett (1948–1997), Australian actor and playwright
- Roger Bennett (musician) (1959–2007), American pianist
- Roger Bennett, broadcaster with BBC Radio Bristol
- Roy Bennett (disambiguation)
- Samm Bennett, American musician
- Sacha Bennett, English film director, writer, producer
- Stu Bennett (born 1980), English professional wrestler better known as Wade Barrett
- Taco Bennett, member of alternative hip hop collective Odd Future
- Ted Bennett (born 1940), American politician
- Todd Bennett (1962–2013), English sprinter
- Tony Bennett (born 1926), American singer
- Tony Bennett (basketball) (born 1969), American basketball player and coach
- W. A. C. Bennett (William Andrew Cecil Bennett, 1900–1979), Premier of British Columbia, Canada
- Wayne Bennett (disambiguation)
- William Bennett (disambiguation)
Fictional characters
- Capt. Bennett, character portrayed by Vernon Wells in the 1985 Arnold Schwarzenegger movie Commando
- Cybil Bennett, character of Silent Hill series
- Elizabeth Bennet, heroine of Pride and Prejudice.
Given name
- Bennett Cerf, publisher
- Bennett Jackson, American football player
- Bennett Miller, American film director
- Bennett Carter (Benny Carter), Jazz Saxophonist, Arranger and Composer
References
- ↑ Albert Dauzat, Dictionnaire étymologique des noms de famille et prénoms de France, Librairie Larousse 1980, édition revue et augmentée par Marie-Thérèse Morlet, p. 36b.
- ↑ "Surname: Bennett". surnamedb.com. Retrieved 2008-05-12.