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The surname Bonneville

A French surname, carried by 1,066 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex B514

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Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bonneville is more common than 85.4% of them.

Origin

French origin

French surname, from several places in France, from bonne (“good”) + ville (“settlement”). Compare Bonville.

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 1,066 people named Bonneville in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 289,630 Americans. That is up 7.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 993.

#23,737
rank among US surnames
1,066
people in 2010
0.4
per 100,000 Americans
+7.4%
change since 2000 (was #23,781)

Who is named Bonneville

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

89% of people named Bonneville identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

  • White (not Hispanic) 89%
  • Black (not Hispanic) 4.8%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
  • Two or more races 1.7%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native 1.4%
  • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Other French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Bonneville come from?
French surname, from several places in France, from bonne (“good”) + ville (“settlement”). Compare Bonville.
How common is the surname Bonneville?
1,066 people in the United States had the surname Bonneville in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 289,630 Americans. It ranked 23,737th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bonneville?
In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Bonneville identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Bonneville getting more or less common?
More common. 993 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,066 in 2010, up 7.4%.