Bunnell Surname

57,990th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,726 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Bunnell Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bonehill,' Staffordshire; v. Bonehill; compare Buckle and Buckell for Buckhill.

1608. Thomas Bunnell, Flintshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1609-10. Jerome Fisher and Elizabeth Bunnell: Marriage Lic.

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Bunnell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,2271:44,0575,399
England2281:244,37719,942
Canada931:396,18935,081
Australia591:457,55435,515
Romania301:669,26246,959
Wales251:123,7819,267
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
New Zealand111:411,66631,040
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1071:227,80717,201
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,1261:23,6212,945

Bunnell (29) may also be a first name.

Bunnell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Bonehill,' Staffordshire; v. Bonehill; compare Buckle and Buckell for Buckhill.

1608. Thomas Bunnell, Flintshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1609-10. Jerome Fisher and Elizabeth Bunnell: Marriage Lic. (London).

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

(Anglo-French-Latin) the French Bunel: v. under Bunn 1, and + the French diminutive suff. el, Latin -ell-us.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Local. A corruption of Bonhill, a parish in the county of Dumbarton, Scotland.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Bunnell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bunnell occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bunnell? popularity and diffusion

Bunnell is the 57,990th most prevalent surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 835,153 people. The surname Bunnell is primarily found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Bunnell are found; 73 percent are found in North America and 73 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Bunnell is also the 1,951,561st most frequently occurring first name globally It is held by 29 people.

Bunnell is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 8,227 people, or 1 in 44,057. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 10 percent reside, Florida, where 5 percent reside and Texas, where 5 percent reside. Barring The United States it is found in 26 countries. It also occurs in England, where 3 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Bunnell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bunnell has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Bunnell surname grew 387 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 213 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 357 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bunnell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bunnell last name are 15.33% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.1% registered with the party.

The amount Bunnell earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 143.97% more than the national average, earning R 579,756 per year; in United States they earn 0.46% more than the national average, earning $43,348 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.86% less than the national average, earning $48,262 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bounnell9320/
Buunnell931/
Busnnell931/
Baunnell930/
Bunnel92114/
Bunell9219/
Bonnell868,539/
Bugnell8625/
Busnell8614/
Baunell864/
Vunnell861/
Buinell861/
Buenell860/
Bounell860/
Bunnill860/
Beunell860/
Wunnell860/
Butnell860/
Bunoell860/
Bunel834,359/
Bunll832/
Whunnell801/
Boutnell801/
Buehnell801/
Boonnell801/
Bonnel775,400/
Busnel772,068/
Bonell771,954/
Buniel771,825/
Beunel7797/
Bunuel7795/
Bounel7713/
Vunnel779/
Bugnel775/
Bhunel774/
Bunael773/
Baunel771/
Buenel771/
Buinel771/
Bunnil771/
Bunill770/
Bunl7351/
Wonnell71312/
Bonniel71121/
Bonneel7192/
Beusnel7133/
Bauniel712/
Boniell711/
Bouënel711/
Buenuel711/
Buhniel711/
Wounell710/
Bonnill710/
Buneltt710/
Bonel672,044/
Bounl679/
Bunil673/
Bunyl672/
Bumll672/
Buñel671/
Baunl671/
Bounehel671/
Bhunl671/
Bunhl671/

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