Benedict History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Benedict Ranking

In the United States, the name Benedict is the 2,062^nd most popular surname with an estimated 14,922 people with that name. 1

Benedict migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Benedict Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Simon Benedict who arrived in Philadelphia in 1732
Dietrich Benedict, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1738 2
Peter Benedict, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1765 2
Thomas Benedict, who landed in Long Island in 1781 2

Benedict Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Jose Otemy Benedict, aged 45, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1822 2
Russel Benedict who arrived in New Orleans in 1823
J Benedict, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1850 2
A S Benedict, who landed in San Francisco California in 1851 2
Collin Benedict, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1851 2
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Benedict migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Benedict Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Mrs. Elizabeth Benedict U.E. born in Danbury, Connecticut, USA who settled in New Brunswick c. 1783 3
Mr. Ezra Benedict U.E. who settled in Canada c. 1783 3
Mr. John Benedict U.E. who settled in Eastern District [Cornwall], Ontario c. 1783 3
Mr. Joseph Benedict U.E. who settled in Eastern District [Cornwall], Ontario c. 1783 3

Benedict Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Amze L Benedict, who arrived in Canada in 1830
Smith Benedict, who arrived in Canada in 1831

Contemporary Notables of the name Benedict (post 1700) +

Nick Benedict (1946-2023), born Nicholas Joseph Sciurba, an American Daytime Emmy Award nominated actor and musician, best known for his roles on daytime soap operas and television films
Paul King Benedict (1912-1997), American anthropologist, mental health professional, and linguist who specialized in languages of East and Southeast Asia
Paul Benedict (1938-2008), American actor, best known for his roles as The Number Painter on the PBS children's show Sesame Street and as the English neighbor Harry Bentley on the CBS sitcom The Jeffersons.
Elizabeth Benedict (b. 1954), American author best known for her fiction, her personal essays, as the editor of three anthologies
Jay Benedict (1951-2020), American actor, best known for his roles in The Dark Knight Rises (2012), Double Team (1997) and The 100 Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared (2013); he died of COVID-19
Dirk Benedict (b. 1945), American actor, best known for his role in The A-Team (2010) and The A-Team (1983-1987)
Charles Benedict (b. 1937), American Olympic gold medalist for shooting at the 1908 games
Major-General Jay Leland Benedict (1882-1953), American President of War Department Dependency Board (1942-1946) 4
Bruce Benedict (b. 1955), American Major League Baseball player
Ruth Fulton Benedict (1887-1948), American anthropologist, best known for her study of Native American and Japanese cultures
... (Another 1 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
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)
Rubincam, Milton. The Old United Empire Loyalists List. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1976. (Originally published as; United Empire Loyalists. The Centennial of the Settlement of Upper Canada. Rose Publishing Company, 1885.) ISBN 0-8063-0331-X
Generals of World War II. (Retrieved 2011, October 6) Jay Benedict. Retrieved from http://generals.dk/general/Benedict/Jay_Leland/USA.html