Bennett is an English surname and, less commonly, a given name . Alternative spellings include Bennet , Benett , Benet and Bennette . It is common throughout the British Isles, in England, Scotland and also in Ireland.
2-581: Benett is a variant form of the surname Bennett , a medieval form of Benedict . Notable people with the surname include: Bennett (name) It is related also to the medieval name Benedict from the Latin "Benedictus" meaning "well-spoken of" or "blessed". Bennett is the English spelling of the Anglo-Norman name Ben[n]et (modern French first name Benoît , surname Bénet ). The oldest public record of
4-842: The surname is dated 1208 in County Durham in North East England . In Ireland, the name is an Irish rendition of Beinéid , which is located in South Leinster . The name is also found throughout the southeastern providence of Ulster in Northern Ireland in the form of "MacBennett" in County Monaghan , County Down , and County Tyrone . Bennett was also found in Perthshire in Scotland . According to author George F. Black, Benedictus,
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