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What does Benton mean?
Benton 
as a boys' name is pronounced BEN-ten. It is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Benton is "town in the bent grass". Place name. Artist Thomas Hart Benton; film director Robert Benton.
ASSOCIATED WITH old english, grass (meadow)
Variations
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Benton Kaleo (B.K.), ..
How popular is Benton?
Benton is a somewhat popular first name for men (#1175 out of 1220, Top 96%) and an even more popular last name for both adults and children (#851 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Benton entered the list in 1880-1889 and reached its apex rank of #535 in the U.S. then, and is at #998 currently. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Similar Names
Benton is alike in pronunciation to Boynton. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Barton, Beacon, Beamon, Beemon, Beldon, Bellton, Belton, Benito, Benn, Benno, Benoni, Bensen, Benson▲, Bensson, Bently▼, Bertin, Berto, Bertol (see Berthold), Berton, Bevon, Bevvon (see Bevan), Beyron, Blanton, Bolton, Boston▲, Branton, Brendon▼, Brenten, Brentin, Brenton, Brentton, Breton, Bretton, Brexton, Briton, Burton▼, Button, Buxton, Danton, Delton, Deston, Dexton, Dunton, Felton, Fenton, Glenton, Jenson, Keaton, Keeton, Kelton, Kendon, Kennon, Kentan (see Kenton), Kentin, Kenton, Kenyon▼, Leyton, Linton, Manton, Mentor, Merton▼, Newton▼, Peyton▼, Rexton, Seaton, Seeton, Sefton, Seton, Tanton, Trenton▼, Vinton, Weston▲, Wynton and Zenon. These names tend to be less commonly used than Benton.
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