Bonville Surname

433,161st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 794 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
France

Bonville Surname Definition:

Of Norman territorial origin. The Itineraire de la Normandie records three places so called-two near Rouen and the third near Yvetot. Adam de Bonuill was present at perambulation of the bounds of Kynblathmund, 1219 (RAA., I, p. 163). John de Boneville had a charter of the lands of Collistoun and two roumes of Arndendrachtis in the lordship of Buchan, 1321 (CAB.

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Bonville Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5541:654,25852,414
France1881:353,31252,982
Canada451:818,79163,991
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales81:196,0527,186
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1011:497,21535,030

Bonville (17) may also be a first name.

Bonville Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Of Norman territorial origin. The Itineraire de la Normandie records three places so called-two near Rouen and the third near Yvetot. Adam de Bonuill was present at perambulation of the bounds of Kynblathmund, 1219 (RAA., I, p. 163). John de Boneville had a charter of the lands of Collistoun and two roumes of Arndendrachtis in the lordship of Buchan, 1321 (CAB., p. 379; RMS., I, App. 11,392), and John de Bonevyle is mentioned in 1326 as owner of the land of Blairtoun in the thanedom of Balhelvie, Aberdeenshire (RMS., I, App. 11,414). John de Bonevyle witnessed an obligation by Robert, abbot of Dunfermline, 1326 (RHM., I, p. 34). John de Bona villa was one of the witnesses to the foundation charter of a chapel infra le Garvyach c. 1340 (REA., I, p. 67), and witnessed the grant of the barony of Dalkeith to William de Douglas in 1341 (RHM., II, p. 45). In 1376 Eden Bondvyle held a cotagium in the barony of Kilbochope (ibid., II, p. 10). King Robert III in 1400 granted a charter to John Bonvile, son and heir of John Bonvile of Balhelvy Bonvile of certain lands there (CAB., p. 289). John Bonville, Scottish merchant, had a safe conduct into England, 1475 (Bain, IV, 1433).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

In Holinshed's list Bondevile. An ancient Norman family, ennobled as barons in 1449. The Itin. de la Norm, shows three places so called-two near Rouen, and the other near Yvetot.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in near Rouen, Normandy.

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

Bonville: from the castle of Bonneville in Normandy. Leland gives Bondeville. The family became great. Sir William was created Lord Bonville in 1466. “He and his house perished in the Wars of the Roses. Within the space of less that two months the last male heirs were swept away. His son and grandson were killed in the Battle of Wakefield, 1460, on the last day of the year, and his own grey head fell on the scaffold in the ensuing February. One little great-granddaughter, a child of two years old, remained as representative of the family. She married Thomas Grey, Marquess of Dorset, and was the great-grandmother of Lady Jane Grey.”

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Bonville Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bonville has its highest incidence in The United States. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bonville? popularity and diffusion

Bonville is the 433,161st most commonly used family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 9,178,269 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 76 percent of Bonville reside; 75 percent reside in North America and 75 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Bonville is also the 2,694,839th most prevalent given name world-wide It is held by 17 people.

The surname Bonville is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 554 people, or 1 in 654,258. In The United States it is most frequent in: New York, where 22 percent reside, Florida, where 13 percent reside and Maine, where 11 percent reside. Apart from The United States it is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in France, where 24 percent reside and Canada, where 6 percent reside.

Bonville Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bonville has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bonville surname increased 549 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bonville Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Bonville are 5.36% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.59% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Bonville earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.77% less than the national average, earning $42,815 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.89% less than the national average, earning $44,770 CAD per year.

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