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

Bonillas, 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 Bonillas surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Bonillas in America

Bonillas is the 31554th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Bonillas surname appeared 733 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 Bonillas.

We can also compare 2010 data for Bonillas 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 Bonillas

The surname Bonillas is of Spanish origin, originating in the region of Castile. It is derived from the Spanish word "bonillo," which means "small good" or "little good." The name first appeared in the 12th century in the Kingdom of Castile.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Bonillas can be found in the Becerro de las Behetrías de Castilla, a medieval census of landholdings in Castile, dating back to the 14th century. This document mentions several individuals with the surname Bonillas, indicating its presence in various parts of Castile at that time.

The surname Bonillas is also associated with the town of Bonilla de la Sierra in the province of Ávila, Spain. It is believed that the surname may have originated from this town, or that individuals from this town may have adopted the surname based on their place of origin.

In the 16th century, the surname Bonillas gained prominence with the explorer and conquistador Francisco de Bonillas, who participated in the conquest of Honduras and Nicaragua in the early 1500s. He was born in Seville, Spain, in the late 15th century.

Another notable individual with the surname Bonillas was Diego de Bonillas, a Spanish priest and missionary who lived in the 16th century. He accompanied the explorer Hernán Cortés on his expedition to Mexico and played a significant role in the evangelization of the indigenous populations.

In the 17th century, Juan de Bonillas was a prominent Spanish painter known for his religious works. He was born in Baeza, Spain, in 1585 and died in 1655.

One of the most famous individuals with the surname Bonillas was Enrique Bonillas, a Mexican diplomat and politician who served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mexico from 1944 to 1945. He was born in 1882 and died in 1962.

Another notable figure with the surname Bonillas was Ignacio Bonillas, a Mexican philosopher and educator who lived in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He was born in 1854 and died in 1940.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Bonillas

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

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

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