Benton (surname)
| Benton | |
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| 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 origin, which means "town in the bent grass" or "is from the place where the bear grass grows".[1][2] The name may refer to:
- Al Benton (1911–1968), American baseball player
- Arthur L. Benton (1909–2006), American neuropsychologist
- Barbi Benton (born 1950), American model and actress
- Bernard Benton (born 1957), American boxer
- Billy Benton (1895–1967), English footballer
- Brook Benton (1931–1988), American musician
- Charles S. Benton (1810–1882), American politician
- Dave Benton (born 1951), Aruban-Estonian singer
- Don Benton (born 1957), American politician
- Eddie Benton (born 1975), American basketball player and coach
- Eddie Benton (born 1957), Canadian actress
- Glen Benton (born 1967), American bass guitarist
- Grady Benton (born 1973), American football player
- Jerome Benton (born 1962), American musician
- Jesse Benton (born 1977), American political operative
- Jessica Benton (born 1942), British actress
- Jim Benton (1916–2001), American football player
- Jim Benton (born 1960), American illustrator
- Joe Benton (born 1933), British politician
- John Keith Benton (1896–1956), American theologian and university administrator
- Joshua Benton (born 1975), American journalist
- Kenneth Benton, (1909–1999), British intelligence officer and author
- Lemuel Benton (1754–1818), American politician
- Maecenas Benton (1848–1924), American politician
- Mark Benton (born 1965), British actor
- Michael Benton (born 1956), British paleontontologist
- Morris Fuller Benton (1872–1948), American typeface designer
- Nathaniel S. Benton (1792–1869), American politician
- Nicholas F. Benton (born 1944), American journalist
- Rabbit Benton (1901–1984), American baseball player
- Robert Benton (born 1932), American screenwriter and film director
- Thomas Hart Benton (painter) (1889–1975), American painter
- Thomas Hart Benton (senator) (1782–1858), American politician
- Walter Benton (poet) (1907–1976), American poet
- Walter Benton (1930–2000), American musician
- William Benton (senator) (1900–1973), American politician
Fiction
- Peter Benton, fictional character from ER
- Sergeant Benton, fictional character from Doctor Who
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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