Bonifant Surname

567,444th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 557 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Bonifant Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. and nick. 'Bon-enfant,' Englished in some cases to Goodchild, which see. Bullivantis the present representative form.

William Bonenfannt, or Bonaffaunt, 1302. Writs of Parliament.

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Bonifant Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3481:1,041,54976,349
Mexico971:1,279,65214,962
New Zealand361:125,78715,451
Australia331:818,05251,601
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
England81:6,964,757184,742
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States571:881,03053,642

Bonifant Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. and nick. 'Bon-enfant,' Englished in some cases to Goodchild, which see. Bullivantis the present representative form.

William Bonenfannt, or Bonaffaunt, 1302. Writs of Parliament.

Bonenfant Judams (the Jew), Pipe Roll, 5 Henry II.

Walter Bonenfant, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Bonenfant Judaus, Cambridgeshire , ibid.

Henry Bonefant, Buckinghamshire, ibid.

John Bonefaunt, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Robert Ballyfaunt, temp. Elizabeth: Calendar of Proceedings in Chancery, temp. Elizabeth I.

John Bonnyvaunt, ibid.

Phillip Bonivant, 1631: St. Dionis Backchurch (London).

1637. Baptised — Elizabeth, d. Edmond Bollifante: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1674. Baptised — Frances, d. William Bullivant: St. Thomas the Apostle (London).

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'bon enfant,' corresponding to English Goodchild, a term of endearment; v. Bullivant.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Possibly the French bel enfant, corresponding with Fairchild, Fairbairn, &c.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

This name may mean the dwelling at the source or fountain (bo'n'y-font), or the dwelling in the bottom or valley (Armor, font, a bottom).

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

This name has been derived from Norm, bel enfant, fine child, like Bellamy from bel amy; but Bullivant and Pillivant are possibly from Pollaphant in Alternun; or Pollyfont, Pollifont in Lewannick; or Polyfunt, Polyvant in Trewen parish, which Hals renders, "the top spring or fountain of water, called from some spring of water that rises in some high lands of that tenement;" but the name rather means the head of the spring (pol-y-font).

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

BONYFANT: French bon enfant, literally translated in our Goodchild.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Bonifant Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bonifant Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Bonifant is found most frequently in The United States. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bonifant? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bonifant is the 567,444th most commonly held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 13,083,565 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Bonifant reside; 80 percent reside in North America and 62 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 348 people, or 1 in 1,041,549. In The United States it is most common in: Ohio, where 18 percent are found, Maryland, where 16 percent are found and Virginia, where 9 percent are found. Other than The United States Bonifant is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 17 percent are found and New Zealand, where 6 percent are found.

Bonifant Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bonifant has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 611 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 56 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bonifant Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Bonifant surname are 11.46% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.23% registered to vote for the party.

Bonifant earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.69% more than the national average, earning $48,194 USD per year.

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