Find out how popular the last name Bonapart is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Bonapart.

Bonapart, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Bonapart surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Bonapart in America

Bonapart is the 123796th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Bonapart surname appeared 139 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Bonapart.

We can also compare 2010 data for Bonapart to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Bonapart

The surname Bonapart is believed to have originated in Italy during the medieval period. It is thought to be derived from the Italian word "buona" meaning "good" and "parte" meaning "part" or "share". This suggests that the name may have referred to someone who came from a prosperous family or owned a sizable amount of land.

The earliest known record of the name Bonapart can be found in a document from the city of Florence, dated around the year 1300. This document mentions a landowner named Giovanni Bonapart who was involved in a property dispute. Another early reference is found in a chronicle from the town of Siena, which mentions a merchant named Matteo Bonapart who traded in silk and spices.

In the 15th century, the name Bonapart appears in several historical records from the island of Corsica. This includes a mention of a family named Bonapart who had settled in the town of Ajaccio. It is believed that this Corsican branch of the Bonapart family may have been descended from Italian immigrants who arrived on the island during the Middle Ages.

One of the most famous individuals to bear the surname Bonapart was Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821), the legendary French military leader and Emperor of France. Napoleon was born in Ajaccio, Corsica, and rose to power during the French Revolution. His surname was sometimes spelled as "Buonaparte" in its original Italian form.

Another notable figure with the Bonapart surname was Marie Bonaparte (1882-1962), a French author and psychoanalyst who was a great-grandniece of Napoleon Bonaparte. She was a prolific writer and a close associate of Sigmund Freud, making significant contributions to the field of psychoanalysis.

In the 16th century, there are records of a family named Bonapart residing in the town of Genoa, Italy. One member of this family, Girolamo Bonapart (1520-1598), was a renowned jurist and legal scholar who served as a judge in the Genoese republic.

The name Bonapart can also be found in historical documents from other parts of Europe, suggesting that the surname may have been adopted by various families over time. For example, there are records of a Dutch merchant named Willem Bonapart who lived in Amsterdam in the 17th century, and a German family named Bonapart who resided in the city of Cologne during the 18th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Bonapart

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Bonapart.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Bonapart was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Bonapart has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Bonapart was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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