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Bon Name Meaning

French: approbatory (or ironic) nickname from Old French bon ‘good’ (from Latin bonus). Compare Lebon . French: from the Latin personal name Bonus meaning ‘good’ (see Bono ). Hungarian: from a short form of the personal name Bonifác (see Boniface ). Altered form of German Bonn . Spanish: regional equivalent of Bueno . Italian (Veneto and Friuli): regional variant of Bono . It is also found in Slovenia (see 8 below) and Croatia.7: Slovenian: from the old personal name Bon Latin Bonus (see above) or from an old short form of the personal name Bonifac(ij) Latin Bonifatius (see Boniface ).8: Slovenian: nickname from Venetian and Friulian bon ‘good’ also ‘good fellow’ (compare Bonin and 6 above).9: Dutch: from a variant of the personal name Boon 10: Vietnamese (Bốn): written 本 in Chinese of unexplained etymology.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


Similar surnames: Bono, Don, Bos, Bone, Yon, Ban, Bona, Boni, Bo, Bean

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Where is the Bon family from?

You can see how Bon families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Bon family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Bon families were found in USA in 1920. In 1840 there were 2 Bon families living in Michigan. This was about 25% of all the recorded Bon's in USA. Michigan and 1 other state had the highest population of Bon families in 1840.
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What did your Bon ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Laborer and Typist were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Bon. 25% of Bon men worked as a Laborer and 11% of Bon women worked as a Typist. Some less common occupations for Americans named Bon were Manager and Waitress. .

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1940

  • Laborer
    25%
  • Salesman
    10%
  • Farmer
    6%
  • Manager
    6%

Top Female Occupations In 1940

  • Typist
    11%
  • Housekeeper
    11%
  • Housewife
    11%
  • Waitress
    9%
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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

There are 5,000 immigration records available for the last name Bon. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the USA, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 7,000 military records available for the last name Bon. For the veterans among your Bon ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Bon lifespan?

Between 1958 and 2004, in the United States, Bon life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1975, and highest in 2001. The average life expectancy for Bon in 1958 was 59, and 84 in 2004.

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