Bunn Surname

20,620th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,517 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Bunn 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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Bunn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States15,0981:24,0073,026
England5,6361:9,8861,455
Australia1,2981:20,7982,884
Canada1,0371:35,5314,537
Brazil7911:270,63810,417
Germany6591:122,16314,949
Israel4971:17,2192,572
New Zealand4211:10,7561,880
South Africa2831:191,44120,758
Papua New Guinea2661:30,6533,523
Wales1541:20,0942,123
Scotland561:95,6046,623
France421:1,581,493147,826
Ireland351:134,5416,387
Thailand311:2,278,656255,572
Spain271:1,731,55749,506
Northern Ireland181:102,5026,334
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Guam161:10,0081,526
Taiwan161:1,465,2979,806
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
United Arab Emirates101:916,22736,116
Cambodia101:1,548,7156,449
United States Virgin Islands71:15,7682,111
Panama71:558,8949,437
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Slovenia51:497,53521,006
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
China31:455,773,85521,925
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland181:246,10410,726
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,8881:8,4401,281
Wales381:41,2742,182
Guernsey51:6,5311,136
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,8521:17,6082,245

The alternate forms: Bünn (13) are calculated separately.

Bunn (228) may also be a first name.

Bunn 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

(Anglo-French-Latin) Good, Kind [O. French bun, bon, Latin bonus] (Anglo-Scand) Ready, Alert [Middle English boun, bun; Old Norse buínn, prepared] Rocelin le Bun.—Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Probably the French bon, and equivalent to Good.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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

Bunn Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bunn (Hindi: बुन्न, Russian: Бунн) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant: Bünn. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bunn? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bunn is the 20,620th most frequently occurring surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 274,825 people. The last name Bunn is primarily found in The Americas, where 64 percent of Bunn reside; 61 percent reside in North America and 61 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 594,918th most frequently used forename worldwide It is held by 228 people.

Bunn is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 15,098 people, or 1 in 24,007. In The United States Bunn is mostly concentrated in: North Carolina, where 18 percent live, Georgia, where 10 percent live and California, where 6 percent live. Outside of The United States this surname is found in 53 countries. It is also found in England, where 21 percent live and Australia, where 5 percent live.

Bunn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bunn has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bunn surname rose 529 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 195 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 405 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 1,867 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 194 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Bunn Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Anglican (72%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Bunn last name are 9.26% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.03% registered with the political party.

The amount Bunn earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 90.29% more than the national average, earning R 452,196 per year; in United States they earn 3.71% less than the national average, earning $41,548 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.85% less than the national average, earning $46,778 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bünn9213/
Bunne89241/
Baunn8955/
Bunnå8910/
Bunnd892/
Bunng892/
Bounn891/
Bhunn891/
Buinn890/
Bun8676,987/
Bounne8047/
Bhunne8017/
Baumnn802/
Bhuunn801/
Baunne801/
Baun7529,440/
Bonn757,423/
Bung755,971/
Bunt755,607/
Bune753,375/
Bund752,475/
Beun751,903/
Boun751,301/
Wunn75810/
Buin75645/
Buhn75296/
Bhun7559/
Buun7549/
Buyn7545/
Vunn7518/
Bgun7516/
Butn7514/
Bunh759/
Busn753/
Bumn753/
Bujn752/
Bunq752/
Bunì751/
Hbun751/
Buchenn731/
Bunnova731/
Bousnne731/
Boungne731/
Bhungne731/
Bhuin679,086/
Butin676,774/
Bohun674,916/
Boune674,026/
Bahun673,702/
Busin672,568/
Baung672,337/
Bound672,014/
Baune671,677/
Buten671,011/
Bhune67994/
Beunk67795/
Bundt67718/
Busen67661/
Bucin67577/
Beune67567/
Bhund67487/
Busne67325/
Buyne67265/
Bhung67220/
Buing67184/
Bhunh67165/
Bhuyn67153/
Boung67105/
Bhaun6767/
Buijn6761/
Bauhn6760/
Bhoun6755/
Busyn6749/
Bonnì6743/
Bugne6742/
Beung6737/
Bount6735/
Buntt6731/
Bundh6728/
Bhunt6727/
Bhonn6727/
Bucen6724/
Buind6722/
Buune6722/
Bunqu6721/
Boonn6720/
Baund6714/
Buçin6714/
Bušen6712/
Butén6711/
Bunhe6710/
Bhusn6710/
Buhyn6710/
Baunk679/
Wunne679/
Vounn678/
Waunn677/
Baunt676/
Buine676/
Baunø676/
Busín675/
Bhuun674/
Wuinn674/
Baunh673/
Bouyn673/
Bouhn673/
Beusinne673/
Vunne672/
Bhuhn672/
Baumn672/
Boucenne672/
Bounh672/
Bungq672/
Bujng672/
Buhng672/
Buthn671/
Buint671/
Buttn671/
Bumne671/
Bungh671/
Boutn671/
Vaunn671/
Bauun671/
Butèn671/
Butín671/
Boumn671/
Bhhun671/
Buinh671/
Buhjn671/
Bungk671/
Bunhg671/
Beunt670/
Buntd670/
Beuhn670/
Vuinn670/
Boenn670/
Beund670/

Bunn Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bunn in the Hindi language
बुन्नbunna-
Bunn in the Russian language
Буннbunn-

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