Benton (surname)
| Benton | |
|---|---|
| Family name | |
| Meaning | habitational name for one who "[was] from the place where the bear grass grows" or from a "town in the bent grass" |
| Region of origin | England |
Benton is a surname of Old English or Middle English in origin. According to sources, the name means "town in the bent grass" or "is from the place where the bear grass grows".[1][2] Notable people with the surname include:
- Al Benton, American baseball player
- Eddie Benton, Canadian actress Anne-Marie Martin
- Arthur L. Benton, American neuropsychologist
- Barbi Benton, American model and actress
- Bernard Benton, boxer
- Billy Benton, English footballer
- Brook Benton (1931–1988), American musician
- Charles S. Benton, United States House of Representatives from New York
- Claudia Benton, murder victim
- Dave Benton, Aruban-Estonian singer
- Don Benton, member of Washington State Senate
- Eddie Benton, American basketball player and coach
- Nicole Benton, 7-year-old victim of child killer Eric Nenno
- Everett Chamberlin Benton, American politician
- Glen Benton, American bass guitarist
- Grady Benton (born 1973), American football player
- Henry Benton, Australian rugby league footballer
- Jerome Benton, American musical performer
- Jesse Benton, American politician and campaign staffer
- Jessica Benton, British actress
- Jim Benton, American football player
- Jim Benton, American author and cartoonist
- Joe Benton, British politician
- John Keith Benton (1896–1956), American theologian and university administrator
- Joshua Benton, American journalist
- Kenneth Benton, (1909–1999), British MI6 officer and author
- Lemuel Benton (1754–1818), American planter and politician
- Maecenas Benton, US congressman, father of painter Thomas Hart Benton
- Mark Benton, British comic actor
- Michael J. Benton, British paleontontologist
- Morris Fuller Benton, American type designer
- Nathaniel S. Benton, New York politician
- Nicholas F. Benton, American journalist
- Peter Benton, fictional character from ER
- Rabbit Benton, baseball player
- Robert Benton, Academy Award-winning American screenwriter and film director
- Sergeant Benton, fictional character from Doctor Who
- Thomas Hart Benton, American artist
- Thomas Hart Benton, American politician, great-uncle of the artist of the same name
- Walter Benton, American poet
- Walter Benton, jazz musician
- William Benton, American publisher and politician
See also
- Benton (disambiguation)
- Brains Benton, children's book series
References
- ↑ "Benton | meaning of Benton | name Benton". Thinkbabynames.com. Retrieved 2011-07-11.
- ↑ "Benton - Meaning of the boy name Benton at Baby Names Pedia". Babynamespedia.com. Retrieved 2011-07-11.
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