Bunce Surname
Approximately 12,548 people bear this surname
Bunce Surname Definition:
(1) Nick 'le bon,' i.e. good. Often an expression of endearment, 'good little one' (v. Bunting and Bonnet). the Frenchbon, good, diminutive bonet. Probably Bon or Bunn was sometimes a Christian name, as was so frequently Good, which see.
Bonne Wellr, Norfolk, 1273.
Read More About This SurnameBunce Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,634 | 1:64,334 | 7,529 |
| England | 4,558 | 1:12,224 | 1,798 |
| Australia | 567 | 1:47,611 | 5,958 |
| Ecuador | 358 | 1:44,430 | 4,488 |
| Canada | 286 | 1:128,831 | 13,423 |
| Wales | 273 | 1:11,335 | 1,260 |
| Scotland | 226 | 1:23,689 | 2,638 |
| South Africa | 193 | 1:280,713 | 27,626 |
| New Zealand | 158 | 1:28,660 | 5,005 |
| Ireland | 70 | 1:67,271 | 4,288 |
| Latvia | 49 | 1:41,838 | 6,373 |
| Malta | 30 | 1:14,342 | 837 |
| Germany | 17 | 1:4,735,615 | 183,652 |
| Northern Ireland | 11 | 1:167,731 | 8,683 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| Spain | 9 | 1:5,194,671 | 82,436 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Indonesia | 7 | 1:18,892,742 | 520,071 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Czechia | 6 | 1:1,772,245 | 105,647 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 1:1,467,097 | 5,611 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Isle of Man | 2 | 1:42,911 | 3,686 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 64 | 1:69,217 | 5,108 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,203 | 1:11,065 | 1,695 |
| Scotland | 13 | 1:287,940 | 9,345 |
| Wales | 13 | 1:120,647 | 5,000 |
| Jersey | 2 | 1:25,941 | 3,069 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,492 | 1:33,659 | 4,028 |
Bunce (56) may also be a first name.
Bunce Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(1) Nick 'le bon,' i.e. good. Often an expression of endearment, 'good little one' (v. Bunting and Bonnet). the Frenchbon, good, diminutive bonet. Probably Bon or Bunn was sometimes a Christian name, as was so frequently Good, which see.
Bonne Wellr, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Rocelin le Bun, Wiltshire, ibid.
Rogerus Bonne, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Johannes Bunne, 1379: ibid.
(a) Local, 'de Bohun'; v. Bown.
John de Bunn, Sussex, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
1618. Josias Bunn, Hertfordshire: Register of the University of Oxford.
1788. Married — John Bunn and Mary Wallington: St. George, Hanover Square.
Bunce is for Bunns as Ellice for Ellis, Dance for Dans, or Evance for Evans.
Walter Buns, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
1671-2. John Butcher and Jane Bunce: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).
1766. Married —James Howton and Martha Bunce: St. George, Hanover Square.
For Bunns = Bunn’s (Son): v. Bunn.
(English) Descendant of Bunn (good).
Probably the French bon, and equivalent to Good.
From the Dutch, Bunge; a personal name.
The incumbent of Hedenham in 1501 bore the name of Bunn; and the rector of Bereford in 1637 was called Bun (Bl.).
Bunce Demographics
Average Male Bunce Height
177.75 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Bunce Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bunce Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bunce is found most frequently in The United States. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bunce? popularity and diffusion
It is the 41,601st most frequently occurring surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 580,774 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Bunce live; 47 percent live in North America and 47 percent live in Anglo-North America. Bunce is also the 1,321,957th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, held by 56 people.
Bunce is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 5,634 people, or 1 in 64,334. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 10 percent reside, New York, where 10 percent reside and North Carolina, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States Bunce exists in 53 countries. It also occurs in England, where 36 percent reside and Australia, where 5 percent reside.
Bunce Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Bunce has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 378 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 207 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 2,100 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 1,738 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 109 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Bunce Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Bunce last name is predominantly Catholic (91%) in Ireland.
In The United States Bunce are 18.24% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.01% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Bunce earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 75.52% more than the national average, earning R 417,108 per year; in United States they earn 6.05% more than the national average, earning $45,761 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.14% less than the national average, earning $47,628 CAD per year.
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