Bente Last Name: Meaning and Heraldic Roots

Bente is a branch of the Bent name tree. The family name meaning is “A dweller at an unenclosed pasture, moor or heath”, the same as for Bent.

• Bente ranked 58,337 in the 2010 US Census, with 348 people answering to the name.
• The extra “e” in Bente is a spelling habit rather than a different name.
• Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written.
• Related forms: Beno.

Arms associated with the name

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Bente, so the heraldry linked to Bent is a starting point, not an automatic right. For the full story, order the Bente surname pack.