Find out how popular the last name Banet is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Banet.

Banet, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Banet surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Banet in America

Banet is the 40909th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Banet surname appeared 533 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Banet.

We can also compare 2010 data for Banet to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Banet

The surname BANET is believed to have originated in France during the 11th century. It is thought to be a variation of the French name Benet, which is derived from the Latin name Benedictus, meaning "blessed." The name was likely popularized by the many religious figures who bore the name Benedict, such as Saint Benedict of Nursia, the founder of the Benedictine Order.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name BANET can be found in the Domesday Book of 1086, which was a survey of landowners in England commissioned by William the Conqueror. The name is listed as "Benet," and it is believed to refer to a landowner or tenant in the county of Essex.

During the Middle Ages, the name BANET appeared in various records and manuscripts throughout Europe. In France, there are records of a nobleman named Raoul Banet who lived in the 13th century and owned lands in the region of Burgundy. In England, the name was sometimes spelled as "Bennet" or "Benet," and it was associated with several notable individuals.

One famous bearer of the name BANET was Sir John Banet, who was a member of the English Parliament in the 14th century. He was born around 1320 and served as a knight of the shire for the county of Gloucestershire.

Another notable figure was William Banet, an English clergyman who lived in the 15th century. He was a scholar and theologian who served as the Bishop of Hereford from 1472 to 1492.

In the 16th century, there was a French writer and poet named Guillaume Banet, who was born in Paris in 1535. He is best known for his work "Les Tragiques," which was a poetic criticism of the French Wars of Religion.

During the 17th century, the name BANET was also found in Scotland, where it was sometimes spelled as "Bannet." One notable Scotsman with this name was James Bannet, who was born in Edinburgh in 1635 and served as a merchant and trader.

Another important figure was Sir Richard Banet, an English soldier and politician who lived in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. He was born in 1670 and served as a member of Parliament for the borough of Taunton in Somerset.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Banet

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Banet.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Banet was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Banet has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Banet was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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