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

Bynoe, 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 Bynoe surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Bynoe in America

Bynoe is the 24237th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Bynoe surname appeared 1,035 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 Bynoe.

We can also compare 2010 data for Bynoe 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 Bynoe

The surname "BYNOE" has its origins in the West Indies, specifically in the Caribbean region. It is believed to have emerged during the late 17th or early 18th century, a period marked by the expansion of European colonial powers and the subsequent forced migration of Africans to the West Indies as part of the transatlantic slave trade.

The name "BYNOE" is thought to be derived from the African name "Bainoho" or "Bainoho Gbogbo," which means "one who is always victorious" in the Yoruba language spoken in parts of modern-day Nigeria and Benin. As African slaves were brought to the Caribbean, their names were often anglicized or transformed by their European captors, leading to the emergence of surnames like "BYNOE."

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname "BYNOE" can be found in the Baptismal Records of the Parish of St. John's in Antigua, dated 1704. This record mentions a "negroe" named John Bynoe, indicating the presence of individuals bearing this surname in the Caribbean during that era.

Throughout the 18th and 19th centuries, the "BYNOE" surname appeared in various historical records across the West Indies. Notable individuals with this surname include:

1. Edward Bynoe (1779-1849), a free man of color and prominent merchant in St. Vincent, who played a significant role in the island's political affairs in the early 19th century.

2. John Bynoe (1792-1839), a British naval surgeon and naturalist who accompanied several expeditions to the West Indies and South America, contributing to the study of natural history in those regions.

3. William Bynoe (1834-1880), a Barbadian cricketer who represented the West Indies in the early days of international cricket.

4. Joseph Bynoe (1853-1926), a Barbadian lawyer and politician who served as a member of the Legislative Council of Barbados in the late 19th century.

5. Clarence Bynoe (1909-1989), a Guyanese cricketer who played for the West Indies in the 1930s and later served as a cricket administrator.

While the name "BYNOE" has its roots in the Caribbean, it has since spread to other parts of the world, particularly through migration and the African diaspora. However, its historical origins and connections to the West Indies and the legacies of slavery and colonialism remain an integral part of the surname's significance.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Bynoe

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

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

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