Bonnar Surname

131,134th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,448 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Bonnar Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the debonair'; bonair, civil, gentle, courteous; spelt also bonere; v. Kyng Alisaunder, 6732, &c. (Halliwell); compare Old French debonert, dtbonaire, i.e. de bon aire. Lower remarks that 'Bishop Bonner was an excellent IIIustration of Horace in Devon, with the local suffix -bean, so common in that district.

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Bonnar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland8231:6,5051,020
Canada7011:52,5616,304
England5971:93,3309,998
United States5661:640,38751,492
Northern Ireland1471:12,5511,831
Australia1441:187,47018,739
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
New Zealand1191:38,0536,460
Ireland981:48,0503,523
India461:16,675,334263,471
Russia191:7,585,424283,555
France171:3,907,219231,005
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Liberia41:1,102,13437,930
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1481:29,9323,032
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland3771:9,9291,266
England281:870,54937,307
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States741:678,63144,191

The alternate forms: Bonnár (17) are calculated separately.

Bonnar (29) may also be a first name.

Bonnar Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the debonair'; bonair, civil, gentle, courteous; spelt also bonere; v. Kyng Alisaunder, 6732, &c. (Halliwell); compare Old French debonert, dtbonaire, i.e. de bon aire. Lower remarks that 'Bishop Bonner was an excellent IIIustration of Horace in Devon, with the local suffix -bean, so common in that district. The modern variants are somewhat curious to look at.

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

Old French, boner and French bonaire. Gracious, kind. Bishop Bonner was an excellent illustration of Horace Smith's dictum, that surnames "ever go by contraries."

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(French.) From Bonheur, happiness, good—fortune, prosperity.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Bonner is an ancient name also represented in Herefordshire. As Boner and Bonere, it occurred in Oxfordshire and Hunts in the reign of Edward I. (H. R.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

User-submitted Reference

This surname is almost always associated with County Donegal in Ireland. It is an anglicization of the Irish surname Ó Cnáimhsi. The meaning in Irish is 'midwife', making the surname a rare example of a matronymic surname.

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Literally means "good person". An Old Welsh, English or Irish name.

- ebonner

Bonnar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bonnar (Marathi: बोार, Russian: Боннар) is carried by more people in Scotland than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Bonnár. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bonnar? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 131,134th most commonly held last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,113,557 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 50 percent of Bonnar reside; 48 percent reside in Northern Europe and 48 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 1,951,561st most frequently used forename globally, borne by 29 people.

Bonnar is most frequently occurring in Scotland, where it is held by 823 people, or 1 in 6,505. In Scotland it is most frequent in: Inverclyde, where 15 percent are found, North Lanarkshire, where 12 percent are found and Glasgow City, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Scotland this surname occurs in 31 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 20 percent are found and England, where 17 percent are found.

Bonnar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bonnar has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people bearing the Bonnar surname expanded 218 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it expanded 2,132 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 765 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 34 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bonnar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Bonnar surname is predominantly Catholic (49%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Bonnar surname are 10.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bonnar earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.17% more than the national average, earning $44,949 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.86% less than the national average, earning $49,258 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bonnár9417/
Bonnard9210,582/
Bonnart92242/
Bonnarp927/
Bonnair925/
Boonnar924/
Bonnare923/
Bounnar922/
Bonnear920/
Bonar916,833/
Bonnaire863,305/
Bonnaure86771/
Boinnard86155/
Boonnart867/
Boonnatr865/
Bonnayre861/
Bonneard861/
Bhonngar861/
Bongnare861/
Bounar837,335/
Bognar834,934/
Botnar834,510/
Bonard831,659/
Bongar831,530/
Bhonar831,186/
Bonnor83725/
Bosnar83698/
Bannar83613/
Bonhar83179/
Bonair83110/
Boinar8389/
Boynar8382/
Bonart8375/
Bonare8343/
Bonear8320/
Bohnar8318/
Boonar838/
Bunnar835/
Bojnar833/
Bonaar832/
Bomnar831/
Bonaur830/
Bonarz830/
Bounnaart801/
Bounhar771,214/
Bounasr77380/
Bougnar77342/
Bannard77305/
Boinard77289/
Boonart77247/
Bonhart77242/
Boynard77174/
Boonard77168/
Bonhard77158/
Bhongar77154/
Bhoinar77122/
Bonneur77114/
Bonaire7781/
Bannear7763/
Bognare7749/
Bounare7746/
Bonaure7739/
Bonnore7730/
Bonardd7728/
Bognard7726/
Boinaur7722/
Bonardt7719/
Bonnorh7718/
Bannare7716/
Banngar7715/
Bhannar7714/
Bognear7712/
Bunnard7712/
Bannair7712/
Boonaur7712/
Bounahr779/
Bhonare778/
Bounard777/
Boynart777/
Bognarz776/
Bohnard775/
Boenhar775/
Boonair775/
Bonhare774/
Bonnoor773/
Bonaurd773/
Bonnord773/
Botnare772/
Wounnar772/
Bonnour772/
Bhunnar771/
Bhojnar771/
Boneard771/
Vonnard771/
Bonnorp771/
Bogna'r771/
Bognart771/
Botnair771/
Bhonhar771/
Bounaur771/
Boungar771/
Boonare771/
Bunnart771/
Bannaur770/
Bonhair770/
Bonhaur770/
Bannart770/
Boungnarth751/
Bounnharth751/
Banar733,770/
Benar731,571/
Bunar73715/
Wonar73164/
Bonor73161/
Boñar7355/
Vonar738/
Uonar731/
Boisnard711,978/
Bhannare71205/
Bounasre71136/
Bonhardt7169/
Bhoinare7163/
Bonhaure7151/
Bonnoure7149/
Bougnard7136/
Boignard7129/
Bougnare7127/
Bannhard7119/
Bounhare719/
Bonnheur716/
Vongnatr715/
Bannaire713/
Bonhartd713/
Bhanngar713/
Bounahar713/
Boynardt712/
Bhonneur712/
Boygnard712/
Bottnare712/
Boonnour712/
Bonarova711/
Bhuonhar711/
Bonneire711/
Boonhart711/
Bousnard711/
Bounarre711/
Bounnoir711/
Bangnare711/
Vongnart711/
Wongnart711/
Bangnart711/
Boonnuor711/
Boonhard711/
Bonahart710/
Bohnhart710/
Bannahar710/
Bannhair710/
Bannhart710/
Boinhard710/
Bangar6738,234/
Wojnar675,200/
Bhanar674,581/
Bannor673,704/
Benhar671,304/
Bugnar671,168/
Bungar67984/
Butnar67909/
Banard67499/
Banare67386/
Benear67319/
Bounor67277/
Benaar67228/
Bahnar67202/
Bongor67183/
Banhar67162/
Vojnar67160/
Basnar67140/
Woynar67123/
Bunart67113/
Vognar67105/
Bohnhardt67105/
Bagnar6795/
Voinar6790/
Bojnár6786/
Woinar6777/
Voynar6756/
Bunard6756/
Buynar6750/
Vannar6748/
Benair6743/
Benarr6739/
Buinar6736/
Bumnar6731/
Bamnar6728/
Buhnar6727/
Wognar6722/
Bognor6721/
Benaur6717/
Bonore6716/
Banaar6714/
Bonord6713/
Botnor6712/
Banart6711/
Vongar6711/
Bhunar6710/
Wannar6710/
Bunare679/
Busnar678/
Baenar678/
Banarp678/
Banasr677/
Boneur676/
Vonard675/
Bounnoure675/
Bhenar674/
Bunair674/
Busennart673/
Bonour673/
Bomñar673/
Bunhar673/
Behnar673/
Banear672/
Bonhor672/
Batnar672/
Wonnor672/
Boneir671/
Vunnar671/
Vonare671/
Vonarz671/
Vongnarth671/
Wotnar671/
Bohnor671/
Bonoir671/
Botnăr671/
Banair671/
Banarh671/
Banarz671/
Bunear671/
Vonarp670/
Bonort670/
Boonheart670/

Bonnar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bonnar in the Marathi language
बोारboara-
Bonnar in the Russian language
Боннарbonnar-

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