<P> Bennett ( also spelled ' Bennet ' ) is an English and Irish language surname ( and , less commonly , given name ) ; related to the medieval name Benedict , both ultimately from Latin Benedictus `` blessed '' . Bennett is the English spelling of the Anglo - Norman name Ben ( n ) et ( Modern French first name Benoît , surname Bénet ) . The oldest public record of the surname is dated 1208 in County Durham . § </P>
<P> Bennett ( also spelled ' Bennet ' ) is an English and Irish language surname ( and , less commonly , given name ) ; related to the medieval name Benedict , both ultimately from Latin Benedictus `` blessed '' . Bennett is the English spelling of the Anglo - Norman name Ben ( n ) et ( Modern French first name Benoît , surname Bénet ) . The oldest public record of the surname is dated 1208 in County Durham . § </P>
where did the last name bennett come from
where did the last name bennett come from
the medieval name Benedict , both ultimately from Latin Benedictus `` blessed ''
the medieval name Benedict , both ultimately from Latin Benedictus `` blessed ''