Benson

Benson
This ancient surname is of Anglo-Saxon origin, and has two possible sources. Firstly, it is a patronymic from the medieval given name "Benne", which is in part a short form of Benedict, which in turn is from the Latin "Benedictus", meaning blessed, and in part a form of the Old Norse personal name "Bjorn", meaning "bearcub, warrior". The personal name owed its popularity to St. Benedict (circa 480 - 550), who founded the Benedictine order of monks at Monte Cassino and wrote a monastic rule that formed a model for all subsequent rules. Secondly, it is locational from Benson in Oxfordshire, so called from the Olde English pre 7th Century "Benesingtun", "settlement associated with Banesa", from a personal name of obscure origin, perhaps a derivative of "Bana", slayer, and the Olde English "tun", settlement.Over ten Coats of Arms were granted to Benson families; the oldest is silver on a black chevron three crossed formee gold, the Crest being the sun surrounded by a rainbow, each end issuing out of the clouds all proper. One Henery Benson was one of the earliest namebearers to settle in the American colonies; he is listed in a "Muster of the Inhabitants in Virginia" in 1624, having arrived on the "Francis Bonaventure" in August 1620. The first recorded spelling of the family name is shown to be that of John Benneson, which was dated 1326, in the "Court Rolls of the Manor of Wakefield", Yorkshire, during the reign of King Edward 11, known as "Edward of Caernafon", 1307 - 1327. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

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  • Benson, AZ — U.S. city in Arizona Population (2000): 4711 Housing Units (2000): 2822 Land area (2000): 35.722077 sq. miles (92.519752 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 35.722077 sq. miles (92.519752 sq. km)… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Benson, IL — U.S. village in Illinois Population (2000): 408 Housing Units (2000): 183 Land area (2000): 0.174463 sq. miles (0.451858 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.174463 sq. miles (0.451858 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Benson, MN — U.S. city in Minnesota Population (2000): 3376 Housing Units (2000): 1566 Land area (2000): 2.481474 sq. miles (6.426988 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.481474 sq. miles (6.426988 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Benson, NC — U.S. town in North Carolina Population (2000): 2923 Housing Units (2000): 1364 Land area (2000): 2.117971 sq. miles (5.485520 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.008529 sq. miles (0.022089 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.126500 sq. miles (5.507609 sq. km)… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Benson, PA — U.S. borough in Pennsylvania Population (2000): 194 Housing Units (2000): 83 Land area (2000): 0.311354 sq. miles (0.806404 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.311354 sq. miles (0.806404 sq. km)… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Benson, UT — U.S. Census Designated Place in Utah Population (2000): 1451 Housing Units (2000): 433 Land area (2000): 30.907447 sq. miles (80.049917 sq. km) Water area (2000): 3.026254 sq. miles (7.837962 sq. km) Total area (2000): 33.933701 sq. miles… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Benson — m English: transferred use of the surname, which originated in part as a patronymic from Ben(n), a short form of BENEDICT (SEE Benedict), and in part as a local name from Benson (formerly Bensington) in Oxfordshire …   First names dictionary

  • Benson — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Benson peut désigner : Sommaire 1 Patronyme 2 Toponyme …   Wikipédia en Français

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