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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Boness Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Boness Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Boness (Russian: Бонесс) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Boness.
How Common Is The Last Name Boness? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 360,039th most numerous family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 7,244,081 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 56 percent of Boness are found; 39 percent are found in North America and 38 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 375 people, or 1 in 966,557. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Wisconsin, where 24 percent are found, Illinois, where 18 percent are found and Washington, where 12 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 20 countries. It is also common in England, where 24 percent are found and Brazil, where 17 percent are found.
Boness Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Boness has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Boness surname increased 615 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 145 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 60 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Boness Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (86%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Boness surname are 7.4% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.17% being registered to vote for 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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