Benton - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Benton \b(e)-

is pronounced BEN-ten. It is of Old English origin, and its meaning is "town in the bent grass". Place name. Artist Thomas Hart Benton; film director Robert Benton.

A baby name that sounds like Benton is Boynton. Other similar baby names are Belton, Benson, Berton, Brenton, Fenton, Kenton and Renton.

Benton is a somewhat common first name for men (#1175 out of 1220) and an even more common last name for both men and women (#747 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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