Bonner Surname

9,234th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 61,343 people bear this surname

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

Bonner 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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Bonner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States43,7871:8,278986
England6,9671:7,9971,175
Canada1,6991:21,6872,974
Australia1,3961:19,3382,680
Ireland1,3011:3,619634
Jamaica1,1901:2,412375
Scotland1,0351:5,173870
Northern Ireland6821:2,705549
Germany6151:130,90315,935
New Zealand4261:10,6301,851
Liberia3581:12,3141,328
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
South Africa2151:251,98925,579
Austria1971:43,2266,927
Wales1361:22,7542,421
France1071:620,77381,454
Brazil941:2,277,38770,617
Belgium791:145,52720,575
Israel751:114,10212,745
Belize671:5,306914
Russia591:2,442,764142,518
Spain361:1,298,66842,856
Thailand351:2,018,238239,646
United Arab Emirates341:269,47919,099
Mexico321:3,878,94425,867
Falkland Islands301:10414
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Isle of Man291:2,959610
Netherlands261:649,50753,972
Panama251:156,4905,002
Qatar221:107,18211,536
Papua New Guinea221:370,62448,900
Uruguay201:171,58814,480
Denmark171:332,04223,714
Guam161:10,0081,526
Cayman Islands141:4,564572
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Sweden111:895,16066,831
United States Virgin Islands111:10,0341,440
Ecuador111:1,445,98617,636
China111:124,301,9616,553
Finland91:610,74534,002
Norway91:571,36544,190
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Kazakhstan91:1,964,72289,832
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Gibraltar61:5,659991
India61:127,844,230863,365
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Guyana31:254,07411,262
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland4781:9,2681,362
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,3641:10,3111,563
Scotland2231:16,7861,802
Wales731:21,4851,237
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,1141:7,059890

The alternate forms: Bonnér (2) & Bonnêr (1) are calculated separately.

Bonner (840) may also be a first name.

Bonner 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

(Anglo-French-Latin), Kind, Gentle [Middle English bonere, bonair, bonayre, for debonere, debonaire=O.French de bon aire, of good stock or race; Latin de, of; bon-us, good; Old French aire is of doubtful origin] William le Bonere.—Hundred Rolls Bonnaire = gracieux, avenant.— Moisy, Notns de Fam. Norm., p. 34.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Inhabitant of Bonn, Germany.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(English) The kind, gentle person.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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

From the French, Bonnard, Bonneau, Bonheur; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

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.

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Bonner Last Name Facts

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

Bonner (Arabic: بونر, Russian: Боннер) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Bonnér or Bonnêr. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bonner? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 9,234th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 118,800 people. The surname Bonner occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 69 percent of Bonner are found; 67 percent are found in North America and 67 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Bonner is also the 281,708th most widespread forename globally, borne by 840 people.

The surname Bonner is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 43,787 people, or 1 in 8,278. In The United States Bonner is most frequent in: Texas, where 12 percent are found, Georgia, where 9 percent are found and Alabama, where 6 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname exists in 90 countries. It is also found in England, where 11 percent are found and Canada, where 3 percent are found.

Bonner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bonner has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bonner surname grew 616 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 295 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 272 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 464 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 186 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bonner Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Catholic (84%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Bonner last name are 9.75% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.52% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bonner earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 9.04% less than the national average, earning 314,802 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 114.48% more than the national average, earning R 509,676 per year; in United States they earn 7.96% less than the national average, earning $39,716 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.11% less than the national average, earning $48,137 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bonnér942/
Bonnêr941/
Bonnier925,021/
Bonnert92208/
Bonneur92114/
Bongner9263/
Boenner923/
Bohnner922/
Bounner921/
Bonnerr921/
Bonnetr921/
Boonner920/
Bonnear920/
Bonne9110,350/
Boner913,467/
Bonnerre8642/
Boonnetr8613/
Bonnheur866/
Bonnettr862/
Bhonneur862/
Bonneard861/
Bohnnert861/
Bohnnger861/
Bonneire861/
Boonnert861/
Bonnet8382,958/
Bonney8328,420/
Banner8314,221/
Bogner8313,566/
Bonnie835,566/
Bohner834,506/
Bunner832,940/
Bonnes832,348/
Wonner831,096/
Botner83869/
Bonert83636/
Bonier83468/
Vonner83397/
Bonneu83280/
Bonnee83249/
Bosner83249/
Bonger83194/
Bonnez83190/
Boyner83153/
Bonneß83138/
Bonere83109/
Bonerz8393/
Booner8388/
Bünner8384/
Bongne8378/
Boënne8355/
Boener8351/
Boonne8350/
Bounne8347/
Boiner8332/
Bonneh8331/
Bonear8320/
Boinne8315/
Bouner8311/
Bojner837/
Boneur836/
Bonher834/
Bonnei834/
Bonnea833/
Bhoner832/
Boneer832/
Buoner831/
Boneir831/
Bonn'e831/
Boynne831/
Bonnge831/
Bhonne831/
Bonerd831/
Bonnée831/
Bonned831/
Bonerr830/
Bone8054,213/
Bonnerová807/
Bonnerova801/
Bonheur7734,454/
Bonnett778,299/
Bannier773,178/
Bannert772,812/
Bothner771,152/
Boehner771,068/
Bottner77652/
Bonness77605/
Boonnet77407/
Boigner77313/
Botenne77295/
Boinier77126/
Bonhert77101/
Bannear7763/
Bannehr7749/
Boytner7735/
Bounger7716/
Boinnet7716/
Bousner7715/
Boisner7713/
Bognear7712/
Bodtner7712/
Bunnert7711/
Boonned7711/
Bounher7710/
Vonnier779/
Bonnieh778/
Bouneir777/
Bungner777/
Boingne776/
Booneur776/
Bonnair775/
Bounier774/
Bonniey774/
Bojnert774/
Boohner773/
Bougner773/
Bhonger773/
Bunnier773/
Bongney773/
Boogner772/
Bouyner772/
Butnner772/
Bonnets772/
Bohneur772/
Bonnehe772/
Bounere771/
Bousnne771/
Bonerdt771/
Bongeer771/
Boutner771/
Boysner771/
Bonneyj771/
Bonniea771/
Boonejr771/
Baunner771/
Bangner771/
Bannerd771/
Bhojnne771/
Bhonnie771/
Vonnerz771/
Boonier771/
Boinert771/
Boneard771/
Beunner771/
Bongnet771/
Bonneet771/
Wonneir771/
Boynneh771/
Bounneh771/
Bosinne771/
Wonnert771/
Woonner771/
Bongnie771/
Bonheir771/
Bonhere771/
Bonerth771/
Bonnire771/
Boinger771/
Boinher771/
Bunnere771/
Boungne771/
Bhonnee771/
Bhonnet771/
Bosenne771/
Boonnee771/
Boonney771/
Booneir771/
Bonerre771/
Bunnetr771/
Boneher770/
Bannner770/
Bootner770/
Bohnney770/
Bannger770/
Bohnier770/
Bounnet770/
Bohnger770/
Bonnech770/
Wgonner770/
Buinner770/
Boitner770/
Bouneer770/
Bonnnie770/
Boynger770/
Bossengner750/
Boone7386,405/
Bonet7324,407/
Bonna7319,337/
Bonny7314,576/
Banne7310,747/
Bones7310,018/
Bohne738,588/
Boney736,866/
Boyne734,872/
Boune734,026/
Bonni733,902/
Bonge732,930/
Bhone732,322/
Bener732,299/
Bogne731,706/
Bonea731,437/
Boned731,314/
Baner73899/
Bonje73846/
Boine73755/
Bonie73590/
Boneu73529/
Bomne73342/
Bonee73333/
Bonné73307/
Bonez73306/
Boneh73283/
Buner73268/
Boneß73178/
Voner73175/
Bonei73126/
Bosne73114/
Woner73107/
Bonir7391/
Vonne7379/
Botne7374/
Bonér7373/
Böner7337/
Bonre7316/
Bojne7311/
Buone739/
Boneš738/
Bonhe736/
Büner732/
Bóner732/
Bonnè732/
Boëne732/
Bonjr731/
Bonțe731/
Boñne731/
Bonnaire713,305/
Bouthner71153/
Wonnerth7190/
Bohnerth7144/
Bonnetts7125/
Bosinney713/
Boucenne712/
Bonnhett712/
Bougnere712/
Bottenne711/
Bounhher711/
Bonnayre711/
Bonneish711/
Bohynert711/
Bouttner711/
Bounnoir711/
Boinnett711/
Boonhere711/
Botthner710/
Botttner710/
Wanner6717,496/
Banger674,457/
Bonett674,176/
Bunger673,260/
Böhner673,176/
Butner672,616/
Bannie672,287/
Bhonge672,182/
Boinet672,054/
Bahner671,981/
Behner671,554/
Basner671,494/
Vanner671,492/
Bhonre671,310/
Benier671,207/
Boness671,006/
Bannet67942/
Boynes67940/
Vonier67926/
Bugner67904/
Bonnay67872/
Bosnet67842/
Boiney67789/
Bonior67779/
Wohner67765/
Bosnea67734/
Bhojne67730/
Bähner67702/
Bögner67686/
Banney67631/
Bohnes67575/
Boonna67521/
Bognet67461/
Bounet67454/
Bonire67442/
Banert67417/
Bongni67368/
Boisne67349/
Banier67345/
Benear67319/
Bannes67309/
Beener67306/
Bagner67255/
Bhoine67239/
Boigne67214/
Bonnit67211/
Boonie67202/
Buhner67200/
Bounir67198/
Bauner67187/
Bonnis67169/
Bangne67164/
Bohney67145/
Wojner67136/
Bouchenne67129/
Bonair67110/
Banerd67103/
Bomher6794/
Wooner6780/
Bothne6780/
Bojneh6779/
Bogney6777/
Bonniz6775/
Bounni6771/
Woyner6771/
Bounie6768/
Banere6768/
Vonehr6768/
Bouney6764/
Batner6756/
Boines6755/
Bounes6755/
Bunert6754/
Bhanne6753/
Bounna6749/
Banehr6747/
Benher6743/
Bonead6743/
Boones6742/
Bosnes6741/
Botney6740/
Bounge6740/
Baaner6739/
Booney6736/
Bonets6734/
Bénier6734/
Banneh6733/
Boniey6732/
Boinna6731/
Boneis6730/
Bhones6729/
Bognea6729/
Boinee6728/
Bhonir6728/
Bohnee6728/
Boonge6728/
Busner6726/
Voyner6725/
Vogner6724/
Voiner6724/
Bougne6724/
Bongey6723/
Bomnes6722/
Boniea6720/
Bannez6718/
Bónert6718/
Bottne6717/
Boonet6717/
Bongir6716/
Boonni6716/
Bounea6716/
Wogner6715/
Bannee6715/
Vosner6714/
Bannei6713/
Wonert6712/
Woiner6712/
Bonyor6711/
Bognie6710/
Boinni679/
Vounne678/
Báhner678/
Bounny677/
Bunier677/
Banned677/
Banher676/
Bosney676/
Bunere676/
Bonehs676/
Boonre676/
Bhoyne675/
Boyney675/
Beneer675/
Vohner675/
Vonney675/
Nponne675/
Vonger675/
Bonnéz675/
Bhosne674/
Bone'y674/
Boneed674/
Bonesh674/
Voneer674/
Baener674/
Bonecz674/
Bonest673/
Beuner673/
Bhonje673/
Bhaner673/
Bohnerová673/
Boynna673/
Boinea673/
Hbonge673/
Boonee673/
Boutennet673/
Bonhet673/
Bonniy673/
Bonnuy673/
Baneer673/
Boinge673/
Bounre673/
Bonnoi673/
Bomgne673/
Bamner672/
Buonni672/
Bonihe672/
Bhogne672/
Bhoune672/
Bhuner672/
Banear672/
Banejr672/
Bonees672/
Bootne672/
Boinei672/
Whoner672/
Bunher672/
Bonnoy672/
Bánert672/
Bonieh672/
Boneit672/
Bonhie672/
Bonnäs672/
Boumne672/
Boynet672/
Bhener672/
Boinie671/
Bumner671/
Bunnir671/
Buones671/
Buoney671/
Botnea671/
Bone't671/
Boneyp671/
Bonhey671/
Boussenne671/
Boynee671/
Boynge671/
Bonnui671/
Benejr671/
Bhoney671/
Boinny671/
Votner671/
Wotner671/
Wonnerová671/
Wgoner671/
Boneas671/
Baunne671/
Beneir671/
Womner671/
Buneer671/
Bonoir671/
Bannea671/
Bonnaa671/
Bohnei671/
Wonier671/
Beneur671/
Boneiz671/
Npaner671/
Vonere671/
Vuonne671/
Bonhee671/
Bonije671/
Bonech671/
Bonnio671/
Bonnny671/
Bohnerova671/
Bohnné671/
Bãhner671/
Bãtner671/
Boutingne671/
Bounhe671/
Boñier671/
Bhonni671/
Bhoone671/
Banerh671/
Bannge671/
Hbonny671/
Bohnni671/
Bouned671/
Boonea671/
Booned671/
Bunear671/
Buiner670/
Bognes670/
Bousne670/
Boneat670/
Bosennett670/
Bannir670/
Boneet670/
Boonheart670/

Bonner Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bonner in the Russian language
Боннерbonner-
Bonner in the Arabic language
بونرbwnr-

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