# Benson

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈbɛn.sən/ · frequency rank #12,918

## Definitions
1. An English habitational surname from Old English from a place in Oxfordshire.
2. An English surname originating as a patronymic from Benedict + -son.
3. A male given name transferred from the surname.
4. A rural municipality, the Rural Municipality of Benson No. 35, in south-east Saskatchewan, Canada.
5. A hamlet within the rural municipality in Saskatchewan.
6. A village and civil parish in South Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire, England (OS grid ref SU6191).
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## Etymology
Ultimately from Old English Benesingtūn.

## Easily confused with
- **bison** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/benson-vs-bison)
- **boson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/benson-vs-boson)
- **bento** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/benson-vs-bento)
- **Benton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/benson-vs-benton)
- **Bryson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/benson-vs-bryson)
- **Branson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/benson-vs-branson)
- **Bronson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/benson-vs-bronson)
- **Benin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/benin-vs-benson)
- **beacon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beacon-vs-benson)
- **benign** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/benign-vs-benson)
- **Bannon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bannon-vs-benson)
- **Beaton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beaton-vs-benson)

## Common misspellings (9)
`bbenson`, `bennson`, `benosn`, `bensno`, `bensonn`, `bensson`, `besnon`, `bneson`, `ebnson`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/benson