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Early Origins of the Benevides family

The surname Benevides was first found in Asturias, an important Christian kingdom of medieval Spain.

Early History of the Benevides family

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Benevides Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Benevides, Benavides and others.

Early Notables of the Benevides family

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Benevides Ranking

In the United States, the name Benevides is the 11,599th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1


United States Benevides migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Benevides Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Luis De Benevides, aged 29, who arrived in New Orleans, La in 1842 2
  • Florinda Benevides, aged 7, who landed in America, in 1894
  • Jose Benevides, aged 1, who landed in America, in 1894
  • Manuel Benevides, aged 12, who immigrated to the United States, in 1894
Benevides Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Joao Correa de Benevides, aged 32, who immigrated to America from St. Michaels, in 1906
  • Abel Benevides, aged 25, who immigrated to the United States from Paget, Bermuda, in 1918

Contemporary Notables of the name Benevides (post 1700) +

  • Mike Benevides (b. 1968), Canadian defensive coordinator and assistant head coach for the Edmonton Eskimos of the CFL
  • Felipe Benevides (b. 1989), Brazilian footballer


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)


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