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Bonning Family History

Bonning Surname Meaning

English (Somerset): perhaps an altered form of the rare surname Bonnan from Middle English bon ‘bone’ + Middle English hand ‘hand’ or with Old French bon ‘good’ as the first element.

North German (Bönning): habitational name from a place called Bönnien near Hildesheim (Lower Saxony).

North German (Bönning): variant of Böhning (see Bohning) a patronymic from the personal name Bohn.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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Where is the Bonning family from?

You can see how Bonning families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Bonning family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Bonning families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 66 Bonning families living in Somerset. This was about 40% of all the recorded Bonning's in United Kingdom. Somerset had the highest population of Bonning families in 1891.
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What did your Bonning ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, House Decorator and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Bonning. 100% of Bonning men worked as a House Decorator and 78% of Bonning women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • House Decorator
    100%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    78%
  • Office Cleaner
    6%
  • Housewife
    6%
  • Childrens Nurse
    6%

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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

There are 664 immigration records available for the last name Bonning. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 755 military records available for the last name Bonning. For the veterans among your Bonning ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Bonning lifespan?

Between 1963 and 2004, in the United States, Bonning life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1996, and highest in 1998. The average life expectancy for Bonning in 1963 was 59, and 81 in 2004.

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