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

Buonomo, 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 Buonomo surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Buonomo in America

Buonomo is the 32935th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Buonomo surname appeared 696 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 Buonomo.

We can also compare 2010 data for Buonomo 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 Buonomo

The surname Buonomo is of Italian origin, derived from the medieval Italian words "buono" meaning "good" and "uomo" meaning "man." It was likely originally a nickname or descriptive surname given to a person perceived as having a good or upright character.

The earliest recorded instances of this surname date back to the 13th century in regions of central and southern Italy. In 1275, a Nicola Buonomo is mentioned in records from the town of Amalfi, near Naples. A Gaspare Buonomo from Salerno is also documented in the late 1200s.

By the 14th century, the name had spread to other parts of the Italian peninsula. A Bonomo family is recorded as residing in the city of Ferrara in northern Italy in the 1330s. Around the same time, a Piero Buonomo is listed in tax records from Florence in Tuscany.

The surname appears in various spellings in early records, reflecting regional dialects and naming traditions. Forms such as Bonhomo, Bonomo, and Buonhuomo can be found across Italy during the medieval and Renaissance periods.

One notable early bearer of the name was Fra Bonomo Brognolo, a Venetian Franciscan monk and scholar who lived from around 1290 to 1360. He wrote treatises on logic and philosophy that were influential in their time.

In the 16th century, the Buonomo family held lands and titles in the Kingdom of Naples. A Gian Battista Buonomo served as a captain in the Neapolitan army during the Italian Wars of the 1520s.

Fast forward to the 18th century, and a Giuseppe Buonomo (1707-1789) was a prominent architect and engineer from Naples who designed several churches and palaces in his native city.

Another noteworthy individual was Antonio Buonomo (1773-1838), an Italian lawyer and politician who served as a deputy in the Parliament of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies in the early 19th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Buonomo

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

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

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