How common is the surname Bunney?

582 people in the United States had the surname Bunney in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 530,491 Americans. It ranked 38,103rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Bunney?

In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Bunney identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Bunney?

Elliot Bunney, British athlete.

Where is the surname Bunney most common?

Wikidata records people named Bunney in the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Bunney getting more or less common?

Less common. 679 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 582 in 2010, down 14%.

The surname Bunney

An English place surname, carried by 582 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B500

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bunney is more common than 76.5% of them.

Origin

English origin

Two main origins: * From Middle English bony or boni (“swelling”), probably a nickname for someone having a prominent lump or swelling. * A topographic surname from bunny (“ravine, gully”), which is from Middle English bune (“hollow stalk or stem”).

Bunney is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 582 people named Bunney in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 530,491 Americans. That is down 14% since 2000, when the Census counted 679.

#38,103

rank among US surnames

582

people in 2010

0.2

per 100,000 Americans

-14.3%

change since 2000 (was #32,059)

Who is named Bunney

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

92% of people named Bunney identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.6% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.0%
Two or more races 2.6%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Bunneys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Elliot Bunney
British athlete, born 1966

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Bunney

Bunney has the Soundex code B500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B500.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Bunney come from?: Two main origins: * From Middle English bony or boni (“swelling”), probably a nickname for someone having a prominent lump or swelling. * A topographic surname from bunny (“ravine, gully”), which is from Middle English bune (“hollow stalk or stem”).
How common is the surname Bunney?: 582 people in the United States had the surname Bunney in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 530,491 Americans. It ranked 38,103rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bunney?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Bunney identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Bunney?: Elliot Bunney, British athlete.
Where is the surname Bunney most common?: Wikidata records people named Bunney in the United Kingdom.
What type of surname is Bunney?: Bunney is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Bunney getting more or less common?: Less common. 679 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 582 in 2010, down 14%.