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

Bonet, 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 Bonet surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Bonet in America

Bonet is the 13824th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Bonet surname appeared 2,187 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Bonet.

We can also compare 2010 data for Bonet 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 Bonet

The surname Bonet is of French origin, derived from the Old French word "bon" meaning "good" or "pleasing." It likely originated in the 12th or 13th century as a descriptive nickname for someone with an agreeable demeanor or pleasant appearance.

The earliest known record of the name Bonet can be found in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as "Bonnet." This Norman-French spelling suggests that the name was brought to England by the Norman conquerors after the Battle of Hastings in 1066.

In the 13th century, the name Bonet was prevalent in the regions of Normandy and Brittany in northern France. It was also found in the Languedoc region in the south, where it was sometimes spelled "Bonnet" or "Bonnett."

One of the earliest recorded individuals with the surname Bonet was Estienne Bonet, a French philosopher and theologian born around 1200 in Béruges, near Poitiers. He is notable for his contributions to the medieval scholastic tradition and his writings on the nature of the soul.

In the 14th century, the name Bonet appeared in various English records, including the Hundred Rolls of 1273, where it was spelled "Bonett." This suggests that the name had become established in England after the Norman Conquest.

During the Renaissance, a notable figure with the surname Bonet was Théodore de Bèze (1519-1605), a French Protestant theologian and scholar. He was a close associate of John Calvin and played a significant role in the Reformation movement.

Another prominent individual with the surname Bonet was Juan Pablo Bonet (1573-1633), a Spanish scholar and pioneer in the education of the deaf. He is credited with publishing one of the earliest works on sign language and methods for teaching the deaf to read and write.

In the 18th century, the French mathematician and astronomer Pierre Bonet (1683-1753) made important contributions to the study of celestial mechanics and the calculation of planetary orbits.

The 19th century saw the birth of the Spanish painter and printmaker Isidre Nonell Monturiol (1872-1911), better known as Isidre Nonell or Isidro Nonell. He was a prominent figure in the Catalan Modernism movement and is renowned for his distinctive style and depictions of Barcelona's working-class neighborhoods.

Throughout its history, the surname Bonet has been associated with various place names, such as Bonnet in the Haute-Savoie region of France, and Bonnétable in the Sarthe department, which was formerly known as "Bonnet-Estaule" in the 11th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Bonet

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

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 Bonet 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 Bonet 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 Bonet was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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