Bunce Surname

41,601st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,548 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

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.

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Bunce Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,6341:64,3347,529
England4,5581:12,2241,798
Australia5671:47,6115,958
Ecuador3581:44,4304,488
Canada2861:128,83113,423
Wales2731:11,3351,260
Scotland2261:23,6892,638
South Africa1931:280,71327,626
New Zealand1581:28,6605,005
Ireland701:67,2714,288
Latvia491:41,8386,373
Malta301:14,342837
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
France101:6,642,272293,169
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Pakistan51:35,728,777102,388
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
China21:683,660,78330,601
Isle of Man21:42,9113,686
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland641:69,2175,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,2031:11,0651,695
Scotland131:287,9409,345
Wales131:120,6475,000
Jersey21:25,9413,069
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4921:33,6594,028

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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

For Bunns = Bunn’s (Son): v. Bunn.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Descendant of Bunn (good).

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

Probably the French bon, and equivalent to Good.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the Dutch, Bunge; a personal name.

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

The incumbent of Hedenham in 1501 bore the name of Bunn; and the rector of Bereford in 1637 was called Bun (Bl.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Bunces91645/
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Bounce91152/
Buncea9172/
Buncie9151/
Buncke9144/
Buncee913/
Buncey911/
Buncer911/
Baunce910/
Buncher83418/
Bouncer83130/
Bunches839/
Bunchee838/
Bouncey834/
Buncheh834/
Bounche834/
Bunched834/
Bunchey834/
Buncker833/
Bunchea833/
Bunchet832/
Buntche832/
Bunnche831/
Bucence831/
Bauncet831/
Bunsche831/
Buncket831/
Bunckey830/
Bunch8031,904/
Bunge8010,345/
Bunke802,970/
Bunse802,640/
Bunze80354/
Bonce80301/
Bunje80272/
Bunci8075/
Buncy8070/
Bunca8023/
Wunce806/
Vunce804/
Bungchee77189/
Bunchett771/
Bouncher771/
Bounchey771/
Bouncier771/
Beunchep771/
Bunsceit771/
Bunchead771/
Bauncher770/
Buchence770/
Bunger733,260/
Bunjes731,115/
Boncea73806/
Bunsee73741/
Bhunje73446/
Bungey73368/
Bhunge73359/
Bunset73330/
Bunget73305/
Bunsie73266/
Bunque73239/
Buntse73213/
Bunzey73206/
Buncay73185/
Bunchi73180/
Bunsey73144/
Bundje73144/
Bungke73114/
Boncey73105/
Bunjer7390/
Bunsch7365/
Bunshe7355/
Buncit7343/
Bounge7340/
Bunged7338/
Bungie7337/
Buinge7335/
Buntje7333/
Bungca7333/
Bungee7330/
Beunke7324/
Bucens7324/
Bundze7324/
Bumcke7323/
Buncis7319/
Baunge7314/
Bouncy7311/
Bounse738/
Vunche738/
Bunzer738/
Boncke737/
Bunkie737/
Boence737/
Bundge736/
Buncui735/
Wunche735/
Vounce734/
Boncie734/
Buinke734/
Bun'ge734/
Bungea734/
Baunke733/
Wounce732/
Bhunse732/
Bunkes732/
Buncsi732/
Bunsei732/
Bounke732/
Bunchy732/
Bunseh732/
Bunkeu732/
Bunked732/
Bounch731/
Bunkee731/
Bunkke731/
Bunzie731/
Boncze731/
Beunch731/
Buncai731/
Bunciy731/
Bunhca731/
Bunjje731/
Bunkei731/
Buunje731/
Bounze731/
Bauncy731/
Bunjeh731/
Bunnge731/
Bounci731/
Beunze731/
Baunse731/
Bunncy730/
Vaunce730/
Bunser730/
Bunkey730/
Bunscheit7140/
Buchenche711/
Buntscher711/
Bunschett711/
Businge6727,298/
Bunchai677,885/
Bunchit674,574/
Bunz671,515/
Bungque67426/
Buns67361/
Wunsche67345/
Businje67233/
Bhungee67148/
Bunchui67134/
Bunschi6793/
Buncich6791/
Bunchoi6765/
Bhunger6763/
Busense6753/
Buinchi6740/
Busenge6739/
Bungcay6738/
Buinger6735/
Boencke6734/
Bunchip6733/
Bounkeu6732/
Bounket6732/
Bunchay6728/
Buntshe6724/
Butinge6722/
Bungech6721/
Bungeyi6721/
Bunchuy6720/
Boundje6719/
Butenge6716/
Bounger6716/
Busenze6715/
Beunker6715/
Bauncit6715/
Bundzei6714/
Bhaunci678/
Boungie677/
Boonche676/
Bünsche676/
Baunsøe676/
Baunset675/
Bunchoy675/
Bhunjer674/
Boundge673/
Bungess673/
Bunszey673/
Bungkie673/
Bunkead673/
Bunkett672/
Bhujnge672/
Bhaunge672/
Buincki672/
Bunzeit672/
Bounser672/
Bunquei672/
Bundscheit672/
Buindze672/
Beunkeu672/
Bhunsee672/
Bhuntse672/
Bungett671/
Bunkeey671/
Bunx671/
Bouncis671/
Bhunkhe671/
Bhunser671/
Bhaunke671/
Bounque671/
Bohunke671/
Bunquer671/
Buntjea671/
Bungesh671/
Butenje671/
Businze671/
Bucenge671/
Bucenzi671/
Boumche671/
Bountje671/
Busenje671/
Bundzie671/
Baunger671/
Buunsee671/
Bunkeit671/
Bunkich671/
Bunscheitt671/
Bunshee671/
Bunshei671/
Bunchoj671/
Wouncer670/
Baunker670/
Bunscha670/
Bunsher670/
Bunkeep670/
Bounges670/
Buinker670/
Bounsch670/
Bunnker670/
Baumche670/
Bounchi670/
Wuinche670/
Bunkker670/
Bunkeer670/
Bouynge670/
Bunnkee670/

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