How common is the surname Bonhomme?

1,101 people in the United States had the surname Bonhomme in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 280,423 Americans. It ranked 23,167th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Bonhomme?

Paul Bonhomme, British air racer.

Where is the surname Bonhomme most common?

Wikidata records people named Bonhomme in the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Bonhomme getting more or less common?

More common. 865 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,101 in 2010, up 27%.

The surname Bonhomme

A French surname, carried by 1,101 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B550

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bonhomme is more common than 85.7% of them.

Origin

French origin

A surname from French.

One of 791 French surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,101 people named Bonhomme in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 280,423 Americans. That is up 27% since 2000, when the Census counted 865.

#23,167

rank among US surnames

1,101

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+27.3%

change since 2000 (was #26,520)

Who is named Bonhomme

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

72% of people named Bonhomme identified as Black (not Hispanic), 17% as white (not Hispanic) and 7.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Black (not Hispanic) 72%
White (not Hispanic) 17%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 7.6%
Two or more races 2.6%

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 Bonhommes

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Paul Bonhomme
British air racer, born 1964

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Bonhomme

Bonhomme has the Soundex code B550, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B550.

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Bonhomme come from?: Bonhomme is French in origin.
How common is the surname Bonhomme?: 1,101 people in the United States had the surname Bonhomme in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 280,423 Americans. It ranked 23,167th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bonhomme?: In the 2010 Census, 72% of people named Bonhomme identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 17% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Bonhomme?: Paul Bonhomme, British air racer.
Where is the surname Bonhomme most common?: Wikidata records people named Bonhomme in the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Bonhomme getting more or less common?: More common. 865 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,101 in 2010, up 27%.