English and French: from the medieval personal name Boniface
(see Bonifacio). Among the noted bearers of the name was an
early Christian saint (c. 675–754) who was born in Devon and
martyred in Friesland after evangelical work among Germanic
tribes.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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