Benes Family History
Benes Name Meaning
Czech (Beneš); Slovak (mainly Beneš): from a short form of the personal name Benedikt (see Benedict ). This is one of the most common Czech surnames. The homonymous Sorbian cognates B'eńeš and Bjenješ are found in Germanized and Americanized forms only (see Benesch and Benesh ). Croatian (Beneš): from a derivative of the personal name Benedikt (see Benedict ). In part it is of Czech origin (see 1 above).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022