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The surname Bonomo

An Italian surname, carried by 2,007 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex B550

Bonomo: #14,787 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Bonomo #14,787, 2,007 people Bonomo: #14,787 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Bonomo #14,787, 2,007 people
Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bonomo is more common than 90.9% of them.

Origin

Italian origin

Borrowed from Italian Bonomo.

One of 798 Italian surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,007 people named Bonomo in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 153,834 Americans. That is up 6.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,885.

#14,787
rank among US surnames
2,007
people in 2010
0.7
per 100,000 Americans
+6.5%
change since 2000 (was #14,498)
RankSurnamePeople1 in
#14,781Bibi2,009153,681
#14,783Gilyard2,008153,758
#14,787Malan2,007153,834
#14,794Groat2,006153,911

Who is named Bonomo

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

93% of people named Bonomo identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

  • White (not Hispanic) 93%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.0%
  • Two or more races 1.1%
  • Black (not Hispanic) 1.0%
  • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Bonomos

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • Joe Bonomo
    American bodybuilder and actor (1901-1978)
  • Justin Bonomo
    American poker player, born 1985

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Bonomo

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

Other Italian surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Bonomo come from?
Borrowed from Italian Bonomo.
How common is the surname Bonomo?
2,007 people in the United States had the surname Bonomo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 153,834 Americans. It ranked 14,787th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bonomo?
In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Bonomo identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Bonomo?
Joe Bonomo, American bodybuilder and actor (1901-1978), followed by Justin Bonomo.
Where is the surname Bonomo most common?
Wikidata records people named Bonomo in the United States.
Is the surname Bonomo getting more or less common?
More common. 1,885 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,007 in 2010, up 6.5%.