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Bonham Name Meaning

English: nickname from Old French bon homme (Latin bonus homo). This had two senses relevant to surname formation; partly it had the literal meaning ‘good man’, and partly it came to mean ‘peasant farmer’. Americanized form of French Bonhomme.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Bingham, Benham, Canham, Dunham, Braham, Bolam, Downham, Denham

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Bonham Family Origin

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Bonham Family Occupations

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  • Farmer

    52%

  • Laborer

    7%

  • Keeping House

    4%

  • Farming

    3%

In 1880, a less common occupation for the Bonham family was Farming. Farmer, Laborer and Keeping House were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Bonham. The most common Bonham occupation in the USA was Farmer. 52% of Bonham's were Farmers.

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Bonham Life Expectancy

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