What is the origin of the name Benson?
1: English: patronymic from the medieval personal name Ben(ne) a pet form of Benedict (see Benn) + -son.2: English: habitational name from a place in Oxfordshire named Benson from Old English [...]
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What is the origin of the name Benson?
1: English: patronymic from the medieval personal name Ben(ne) a pet form of Benedict (see Benn) + -son.2: English: habitational name from a place in Oxfordshire named Benson from Old English [...]