Bonnor Surname
Approximately 725 people bear this surname
Bonnor 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 SurnameBonnor Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 403 | 1:66,987 | 7,973 |
| France | 66 | 1:1,006,405 | 112,047 |
| England | 53 | 1:1,051,284 | 51,324 |
| Canada | 49 | 1:751,951 | 59,756 |
| United States | 44 | 1:8,237,703 | 362,142 |
| Denmark | 37 | 1:152,560 | 13,318 |
| Liberia | 18 | 1:244,919 | 15,115 |
| New Zealand | 15 | 1:301,888 | 25,890 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Argentina | 7 | 1:6,106,202 | 178,634 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Northern Ireland | 5 | 1:369,007 | 15,220 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 15 | 1:295,324 | 11,912 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 40 | 1:609,384 | 30,680 |
| Wales | 10 | 1:156,842 | 6,008 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:534,745 | 14,325 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 54 | 1:929,976 | 55,839 |
Bonnor 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.
(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.
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.
Bonnor was a common Herefordshire name. A family of gentry of this name resided during the last century at Woodends and Eccleswall Court, and early in this century at Hereford (D.), where the name yet remains. Two centuries ago, there was a family of gentry named Bonner in Combe St. Nicholas, in the county of Somerset (Collinson's "Somerset"). Bonner, the noted Bishop of Queen Mary's reign, was born of humble parentage, at Hanley, Worcestershire.
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.).
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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.
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Bonnor Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bonnor Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Bonnor is borne by more people in Australia than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bonnor? popularity and diffusion
It is the 464,720th most frequently occurring last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 10,051,787 people. The surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 58 percent of Bonnor are found; 58 percent are found in Australasia and 58 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.
The surname Bonnor is most common in Australia, where it is borne by 403 people, or 1 in 66,987. In Australia Bonnor is most frequent in: Victoria, where 53 percent are found, New South Wales, where 39 percent are found and Queensland, where 8 percent are found. Aside from Australia this last name exists in 22 countries. It is also found in France, where 9 percent are found and England, where 7 percent are found.
Bonnor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Bonnor has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 133 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it declined 19 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it declined 90 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 93 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Bonnor Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (80%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Bonnor surname are 11.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.33% being registered with the political party.
The amount Bonnor earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 20.74% more than the national average, earning $52,097 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.7% less than the national average, earning $46,852 CAD per year.
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