How common is the surname Bonifacio?

2,457 people in the United States had the surname Bonifacio in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 125,660 Americans. It ranked 12,597th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Bonifacio?

Domingos Bonifacio, Angolan basketball player (born 1984).

Where is the surname Bonifacio most common?

Wikidata records people named Bonifacio in Angola.

Is the surname Bonifacio getting more or less common?

More common. 1,784 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,457 in 2010, up 38%.

Is Bonifacio also a first name?

Yes. Bonifacio is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Bonifacio

A surname, carried by 2,457 people in the United States.

5 syllables Soundex B512

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bonifacio is more common than 92.2% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,457 people named Bonifacio in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 125,660 Americans. That is up 38% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,784.

#12,597

rank among US surnames

2,457

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+37.7%

change since 2000 (was #15,167)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,593	Roesler	2,458	125,608
#12,597	Rasch	2,457	125,660
#12,602	Lichtenstein	2,456	125,711

Who is named Bonifacio

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

44% of people named Bonifacio identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 38% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 15% as white (not Hispanic).

Asian and Pacific Islander 44%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 38%
White (not Hispanic) 15%
Two or more races 3.3%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Famous Bonifacios

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Domingos Bonifacio
Angolan basketball player (born 1984)

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Bonifacio

Bonfiglio

Bonifacio has the Soundex code B512, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B512.

Questions

How common is the surname Bonifacio?: 2,457 people in the United States had the surname Bonifacio in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 125,660 Americans. It ranked 12,597th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bonifacio?: In the 2010 Census, 44% of people named Bonifacio identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 38% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Bonifacio?: Domingos Bonifacio, Angolan basketball player (born 1984).
Where is the surname Bonifacio most common?: Wikidata records people named Bonifacio in Angola.
Is the surname Bonifacio getting more or less common?: More common. 1,784 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,457 in 2010, up 38%.
Is Bonifacio also a first name?: Yes. Bonifacio is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.