How common is the surname Bonnet?

2,240 people in the United States had the surname Bonnet in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 137,833 Americans. It ranked 13,541st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Bonnet?

Beatriz Bonnet, Argentinian actress (1930-2020), followed by Anne Bonnet.

Where is the surname Bonnet most common?

Wikidata records people named Bonnet in Argentina and Belgium.

Is the surname Bonnet getting more or less common?

More common. 2,061 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,240 in 2010, up 8.7%.

The surname Bonnet

A French surname, carried by 2,240 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B530

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bonnet is more common than 91.7% of them.

Origin

French origin

Variant of Bonnett, ultimately 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 2,240 people named Bonnet in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 137,833 Americans. That is up 8.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,061.

#13,541

rank among US surnames

2,240

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+8.7%

change since 2000 (was #13,522)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,536	Seiber	2,241	137,771
#13,541	Cousineau	2,240	137,833
#13,544	Pero	2,239	137,894
#13,545	Eugenio	2,238	137,956

Who is named Bonnet

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

63% of people named Bonnet identified as white (not Hispanic), 19% as Black (not Hispanic) and 15% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Bonnets

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

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

Notable Bonnets come mostly from Argentina (1) and Belgium (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Bonnet

Bonnet has the Soundex code B530, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B530.

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Bonnet come from?: Variant of Bonnett, ultimately from French.
How common is the surname Bonnet?: 2,240 people in the United States had the surname Bonnet in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 137,833 Americans. It ranked 13,541st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bonnet?: In the 2010 Census, 63% of people named Bonnet identified as white (not Hispanic), and 19% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Bonnet?: Beatriz Bonnet, Argentinian actress (1930-2020), followed by Anne Bonnet.
Where is the surname Bonnet most common?: Wikidata records people named Bonnet in Argentina and Belgium.
Is the surname Bonnet getting more or less common?: More common. 2,061 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,240 in 2010, up 8.7%.