![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() West of England There were Benetts in Wiltshire in the west country at Norton Bavant (near Warminster) from the 1300’s and later at Pythouse (near Tisbury). But Henry Bennet, a prominent courtier in Restoration England, was ennobled in 1663 and Charles Bennet made Earl of Tankerville in 1714. Sir John Bennet, a judge, was convicted of extracting bribes in 1621 and his career ended in disgrace. Later Bennets made it in London and Thomas Bennet was its Lord Mayor in 1603. The Bennett surname probably originated independently in different parts of England and was widely spread by the 14th century.īerkshire and London The Bennets of Clapcot near Wallingford in Berkshire date from the 1430’s. Descendants of Henry Bennett of Ipswich, Massachusetts.Įngland. Its earliest use appears to have been among the monks who lived at or near the Furness Abbey monastery in present day Cumbria.īennett Surname Resources on The Internet Perhaps its association with “oyle of Benedictine,” a laxative, acted as a deterrent. Instead, the Bennett surname seems to have started with the Benedictine monasteries in England. Benedict came from the Latin benedictus meaning “blessed” and the term benedicte, meaning “bless you,” was a common medieval expression.īenedict never really caught on as a first name. The English surname Bennett developed from Benet or Bennets, names that derived from the medieval name Benedict or from its Old French forms Beneit and Benoit which were popular among the Normans. ![]()
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