Bonser Surname
Approximately 4,223 people bear this surname
Bonser Surname Definition:
(French-Latin) the French Bonnesœur= lit. Good Sister, Nun [French bonne, Latin bon-a, good + French sœur, Latin soror, sister]
Bonser Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,974 | 1:28,226 | 3,820 |
| United States | 1,532 | 1:236,592 | 22,690 |
| Australia | 526 | 1:51,323 | 6,358 |
| Canada | 77 | 1:478,514 | 41,057 |
| Wales | 23 | 1:134,545 | 9,804 |
| South Africa | 21 | 1:2,579,891 | 103,459 |
| New Zealand | 18 | 1:251,574 | 23,165 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 1:821,292 | 53,588 |
| Denmark | 9 | 1:627,191 | 36,734 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:594,869 | 21,724 |
| Taiwan | 6 | 1:3,907,458 | 23,065 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 779 | 1:31,291 | 4,155 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:10,376 | 1,795 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:522,805 | 14,314 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 283 | 1:177,451 | 15,850 |
The alternate forms: Bonsér (10) are calculated separately.
Bonser (21) may also be a first name.
Bonser Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(French-Latin) the French Bonnesœur= lit. Good Sister, Nun [French bonne, Latin bon-a, good + French sœur, Latin soror, sister]
Bonser Demographics
Average Male Bonser Height
177.19 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Bonser Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bonser Come From? nationality or country of origin
Bonser is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant: Bonsér. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Bonser? popularity and diffusion
Bonser is the 110,122nd most frequently used family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,725,680 people. The last name Bonser occurs predominantly in Europe, where 48 percent of Bonser are found; 48 percent are found in Northern Europe and 48 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 2,368,944th most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 21 people.
The last name Bonser is most widely held in England, where it is held by 1,974 people, or 1 in 28,226. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Nottinghamshire, where 25 percent live, Leicestershire, where 14 percent live and Derbyshire, where 13 percent live. Outside of England it is found in 23 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 36 percent live and Australia, where 12 percent live.
Bonser Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Bonser has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Bonser surname expanded 253 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 541 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 767 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bonser Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Bonser last name are 21.45% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68.22% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Bonser earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 53.48% less than the national average, earning R 110,544 per year; in United States they earn 2.34% more than the national average, earning $44,160 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.3% more than the national average, earning $54,302 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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