# Bonnet (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/bonnet/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from French.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | French |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 2,240 |
| US rank (2010) | 13,541 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 137,833 people |
| Change since 2000 | +8.7% (2,061 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Variant of Bonnett, ultimately from French.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Bonnet in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 63% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 19% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 15% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Bonnet in Argentina and Belgium.

## People named Bonnet

- Beatriz Bonnet, Argentinian actress (1930-2020)
- Anne Bonnet, Belgian painter (1908–1960)

## Similar surnames

Bennett, Bond, Bonnett, Bennet, Bonnette, Bonet, Bonetti, Benet, Benoit, Banda, Bundy, Bandy.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.