Bonnar Surname
Approximately 3,448 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameBonnar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 823 | 1:6,505 | 1,020 |
| Canada | 701 | 1:52,561 | 6,304 |
| England | 597 | 1:93,330 | 9,998 |
| United States | 566 | 1:640,387 | 51,492 |
| Northern Ireland | 147 | 1:12,551 | 1,831 |
| Australia | 144 | 1:187,470 | 18,739 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| New Zealand | 119 | 1:38,053 | 6,460 |
| Ireland | 98 | 1:48,050 | 3,523 |
| India | 46 | 1:16,675,334 | 263,471 |
| Russia | 19 | 1:7,585,424 | 283,555 |
| France | 17 | 1:3,907,219 | 231,005 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Liberia | 4 | 1:1,102,134 | 37,930 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 148 | 1:29,932 | 3,032 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 377 | 1:9,929 | 1,266 |
| England | 28 | 1:870,549 | 37,307 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 74 | 1:678,631 | 44,191 |
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.
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."
(French.) From Bonheur, happiness, good—fortune, prosperity.
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.).
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.
- murphywmmLiterally means "good person". An Old Welsh, English or Irish name.
- ebonnerBonnar Demographics
Bonnar Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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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
Bonnar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Bonnar in the Marathi language | ||
| बोार | boara | - |
| Bonnar in the Russian language | ||
| Боннар | bonnar | - |
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