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    The surname Bonaparte

    An Italian surname, carried by 2,274 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex B516

    Bonaparte: #13,397 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Bonaparte #13,397, 2,274 people Bonaparte: #13,397 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Bonaparte #13,397, 2,274 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bonaparte is more common than 91.7% of them.

    Origin

    Italian origin

    Ultimately from Italian buona (“good”) and parte (“part, share, portion”).

    One of 798 Italian surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,274 people named Bonaparte in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 135,772 Americans. That is up 10% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,065.

    #13,397
    rank among US surnames
    2,274
    people in 2010
    0.8
    per 100,000 Americans
    +10.1%
    change since 2000 (was #13,503)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #13,391Syverson2,275135,712
    #13,397Vess2,274135,772

    Who is named Bonaparte

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    66% of people named Bonaparte identified as Black (not Hispanic), 15% as white (not Hispanic) and 14% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • Black (not Hispanic) 66%
    • White (not Hispanic) 15%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 14%
    • Two or more races 3.0%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

    Famous Bonapartes

    4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Lucien Bonaparte
      1st Prince of Canino and Musignano (1775–1840)
    • José Bonaparte
      Argentine paleontologist (1928–2020)
    • Charles Joseph Bonaparte
      American lawyer (1851–1921)
    • Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte II
      American-born soldier of French descent (1830-1893)

    Notable Bonapartes come mostly from France (2), Argentina (1) and the United States (1).

    Other Italian surnames

    All 798 Italian surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Bonaparte come from?
    Ultimately from Italian buona (“good”) and parte (“part, share, portion”).
    How common is the surname Bonaparte?
    2,274 people in the United States had the surname Bonaparte in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 135,772 Americans. It ranked 13,397th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Bonaparte?
    In the 2010 Census, 66% of people named Bonaparte identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 15% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Bonaparte?
    Lucien Bonaparte, 1st Prince of Canino and Musignano (1775–1840), followed by José Bonaparte.
    Where is the surname Bonaparte most common?
    Wikidata records people named Bonaparte in France, Argentina and the United States.
    Is the surname Bonaparte getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,065 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,274 in 2010, up 10%.