Bunyon Surname

695,980th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 424 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Bunyon Surname Definition:

Nick 'Bon-jean'; in English Goodjohn. (a) Bapt.; v. Benyon or Onion. I wrote a series of articles some years ago entitled the 'Romance of the London Directory,' afterwards printed in book form. I stated that Bunyan was Bonjean, and that when we talked of' Good John Bunyan' we simply said 'Good John' twice over.

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Bunyon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1791:2,024,910129,652
Thailand1301:543,37293,529
Australia611:442,55234,724
England231:2,422,52489,093
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England801:304,69220,471
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:1,224,84668,768

Bunyon (69) may also be a first name.

Bunyon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Nick 'Bon-jean'; in English Goodjohn. (a) Bapt.; v. Benyon or Onion. I wrote a series of articles some years ago entitled the 'Romance of the London Directory,' afterwards printed in book form. I stated that Bunyan was Bonjean, and that when we talked of' Good John Bunyan' we simply said 'Good John' twice over. This, I believe, was incorporated in a recent life of the great dreamer. But writing more soberly now, and after more study, I feel fairly confident that Bunyan's ancestry was Welsh. The great personal name of Enion or Eignon has left a very varied number of Welsh surnames, for 'Ab-Enion,' as Benyon (qv.) will show, played freely with the vowels. Still Bonjean is not impossible.

1624. John Oliver and Ann Bunnyon: Marriage Lic. (London).

1640. Robert Bunyon and Margaret Baynes: ibid.

— Married — Mathew Bunnyon and Frances Rawlyns: St. Peter, Cornhill.

1677. Baptised — John, son of Rowland Bunnion: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

For Benyon = Bennion, q.v.

Hardly the Old French buignon, from Old Frenchbuigne, O.H.Ger. bungo, a lump.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Nomen venerabile! Although associated in sound with that pedal excrescence, a biinnion,-so calculated to hinder the Progress of a Pilgrim !-this surname is in reality derived from the Welsh Ab Enion, the son of Enion, a personal name. So Bevan from Ab Evan, Bithell from Ab Ithell, &c. From Benyon to Bunyan, the transition is easy and natural. The Bunyans were a Gipsy race.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Welsh, Celtic, and Gaelic.) From Bunan, a squat, short person.

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

From the French, Bonjean; orfrom the Flemish, Bonichon, Bonnewyn, Bundgen; a personal name.

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

Bunyon Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bunyon is most common in The United States. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bunyon? popularity and diffusion

The surname Bunyon is the 695,980th most commonly used family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 17,187,608 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 47 percent of Bunyon live; 47 percent live in North America and 47 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,171,416th most frequent forename worldwide, borne by 69 people.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 179 people, or 1 in 2,024,910. In The United States Bunyon is most numerous in: Georgia, where 18 percent live, Florida, where 13 percent live and Illinois, where 13 percent live. Excluding The United States it occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 31 percent live and Australia, where 14 percent live.

Bunyon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bunyon has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bunyon last name rose 437 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 71 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bunyon Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bunyon last name are 4.58% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.35% being registered with the party.

The amount Bunyon earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.83% more than the national average, earning $46,094 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.57% less than the national average, earning $49,399 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Bunayon9296/
Bunoyon925/
Bunyn91698/
Bunyan836,486/
Bugnon832,955/
Bunyna83890/
Bunhon83134/
Bunion83120/
Bonyon8366/
Bunjon8319/
Wunyon831/
Buneon831/
Bunyochin804/
Bonayon771,607/
Bhunyan77683/
Bougnon77633/
Beugnon77438/
Bugnone77414/
Bunjong77244/
Baugnon77171/
Bugnion77138/
Bunnoen7751/
Bunnion7710/
Boonyon777/
Buignon776/
Bounyan775/
Bungeon774/
Bunyomg772/
Baunyna772/
Butgnon771/
Wounyon771/
Bunyaan771/
Bunhoon771/
Uhonyon771/
Mpunyon771/
Wunyong771/
Bunjoon771/
Bunnyan770/
Buynion770/
Bunin736,410/
Buñon7360/
Bunen7342/
Bonyn7320/
Bugnosen71459/
Bhuinyan71319/
Bunaiyan71240/
Bunyahan7163/
Bhunjoun7155/
Bunyasen7137/
Bunjoong718/
Bugnocin711/
Bugnogne711/
Bugnosin711/
Boungnon711/
Bhunjyan711/
Bunjonng711/
Bhunyang711/
Boonyone711/
Bunjoung711/
Bunniong711/
Bunayyan711/
M'Punyon711/
Bonyan6711,639/
Bunina675,563/
Buning671,909/
Bunhan671,754/
Bungin671,275/
Bunnim67946/
Bunjan67819/
Bunhom67723/
Bunnin67632/
Beunen67494/
Wonyon67298/
Bounin67265/
Butnen67233/
Bunian67136/
Buunen67122/
Bünyan67117/
Butnin6790/
Bunuen6777/
Baunin6768/
Bunaen6752/
Buneng6740/
Bunyasing6733/
Boungnong6732/
Bunnen6720/
Buynin6718/
Bunyachin6717/
Busnen6716/
Bounen6710/
Buñion677/
Bugnin676/
Bhunen674/
Buhnin674/
Bunjom672/
Bunean671/
Baunen671/
Vunyan671/
Buhnen671/
Vunyochen671/
Vugnon671/
Bhunin671/
Vuinyn671/
Bounyasin671/
Buinin671/
Bumnin671/
Bunent670/

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