Italian: from the personal name Bonomo an omen or well-wishing name meaning ‘(we hope that he will be a) good man’ (from Latin bonus ‘good’ + homo ‘man’).
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
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Where is the Bonomo family from?
You can see how Bonomo families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Bonomo family name was found in the USA between 1880 and 1920. The most Bonomo families were found in USA in 1920. In 1880 there were 17 Bonomo families living in Louisiana. This was 100% of all the recorded Bonomo's in USA. Louisiana had the highest population of Bonomo families in 1880.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Bonomo surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.
In 1940, Laborer and Operator were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Bonomo. 21% of Bonomo men worked as a Laborer and 22% of Bonomo women worked as an Operator. Some less common occupations for Americans named Bonomo were Clerk and Teacher. .
Between 1940 and 2004, in the United States, Bonomo life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1962, and highest in 1998. The average life expectancy for Bonomo in 1940 was 34, and 80 in 2004.