Boness Surname
Approximately 1,006 people bear this surname
Boness Surname User-submission:
It is a toponymic surname of Anglo-Saxon origin from Bowness, Cumberland on Solway Firth, near Annan, Scotland.
Boness Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 375 | 1:966,557 | 71,847 |
| England | 238 | 1:234,109 | 19,389 |
| Brazil | 171 | 1:1,251,897 | 43,012 |
| Germany | 54 | 1:1,490,842 | 90,195 |
| Israel | 48 | 1:178,284 | 17,874 |
| Australia | 43 | 1:627,807 | 44,139 |
| New Zealand | 28 | 1:161,726 | 18,041 |
| Northern Ireland | 17 | 1:108,532 | 6,545 |
| Canada | 13 | 1:2,834,276 | 161,175 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 7 | 1:632,838 | 19,259 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 164 | 1:148,630 | 13,165 |
| Scotland | 20 | 1:187,161 | 7,190 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:313,683 | 10,604 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 61 | 1:823,257 | 50,999 |
Boness Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
It is a toponymic surname of Anglo-Saxon origin from Bowness, Cumberland on Solway Firth, near Annan, Scotland.
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Boness Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Boness Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Boness Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Boness (Russian: Бонесс) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Boness? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 360,039th most common last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,244,081 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 56 percent of Boness reside; 39 percent reside in North America and 38 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
Boness is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 375 people, or 1 in 966,557. In The United States it is mostly found in: Wisconsin, where 24 percent reside, Illinois, where 18 percent reside and Washington, where 12 percent reside. Other than The United States this surname exists in 20 countries. It also occurs in England, where 24 percent reside and Brazil, where 17 percent reside.
Boness Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Boness has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Boness last name rose 615 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 145 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 60 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Boness Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (86%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Boness last name are 7.4% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 54.17% being registered with the political party.
The amount Boness earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 28.03% more than the national average, earning $55,244 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.61% less than the national average, earning $43,915 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Boness Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Boness in the Russian language | ||
| Бонесс | boness | - |
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