Bennett

E80464

family name surname

Bennett is a common English-language surname of Anglo-Norman origin borne by numerous notable individuals across politics, arts, and sciences.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	family name → surname →
category	English-language surnames → Patronymic surnames → Surnames of Norman origin →
derivedFrom	Latin name Benedictus → given name Benedict →
etymologicalRoot	Benedictus →
hasCulturalContext	Anglo-Norman culture →
hasGenderAssociation	gender-neutral →
hasHistoricalOriginPeriod	Middle Ages →
hasNotableBearer	Alan Bennett → Arnold Bennett → Brian Bennett → Charles Bennett → Clifford Bennett → Constance Bennett → James Gordon Bennett Jr. → James Gordon Bennett Sr. → Joan Bennett → John Bennett → Naftali Bennett → Richard Bennett → Tony Bennett →
hasOrigin	Anglo-Norman →
hasSpellingVariant	Benett → Bennet → Bennit →
hasUsage	hereditary surname →
hasVariant	Benedict → Bennet →
languageOfOrigin	English →
languageOfUse	English →
meaning	blessed →
nameType	patronymic →
usedAs	family name → surname →
usedInCountry	Australia → Canada → New Zealand → United Kingdom → United States →
usedInRegion	England → Ireland → Scotland →
writingSystem	Latin alphabet →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Chancelor Johnathan Bennett → Charles H. Bennett → Joan Bennett Kennedy → Kensli Bennett → Robert Russell Bennett → Syd tha Kyd → Virginia Joan Bennett → Wayne Bennett →	familyName
Bennet C. Riley ("Bennet") → Bennett Cerf →	givenName
Bennett ("Benett") → Bennett ("Bennit") →	hasSpellingVariant
Elizabeth Bennet – Jennifer Ehle ("Bennet") →	characterFamilyName