Bunin Family History

14-Day Free Trial

GET STARTED

Bunin Name Meaning

Jewish (from Belarus): metronymic from the Yiddish female personal name Bune, of Romance origin, with the addition of the East Slavic suffix -in. Russian: patronymic from Buna, a nickname for a haughty or boring person, from bunet ‘to drone’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Kunin, Budin, Babin, Belin, Bulin, Kunik, Rubin, Brin, Muni, Bruin

Ready to discover your family story?

Simply start with yourself and we'll do the searching for you.

Bunin Family Origin

Where is the Bunin family from?

Mapbox
© Mapbox © OpenStreetMap Improve this map
You can see how Bunin families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Bunin family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1851 and 1920. The most Bunin families were found in the USA in 1920. In 1891 there were 8 Bunin families living in Leicestershire. This was about 32% of all the recorded Bunin's in the UK. Leicestershire had the highest population of Bunin families in 1891.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Bunin surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.

View Census Data for Bunin

Bunin Family Occupations

What did your Bunin ancestors do for a living?

Census records can tell you a lot of little known facts about your Bunin ancestors, such as occupation. Occupation can tell you about your ancestor's social and economic status.

View Census data for Bunin

Bunin Historical Records

What Bunin family records will you find?

Census Record

There are 3,000 census records available for the last name Bunin. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Bunin census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

Search 1891 UK census records for Bunin

Passenger List

There are 642 immigration records available for the last name Bunin. 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.

View all Bunin immigration records

Draft Card

There are 1,000 military records available for the last name Bunin. For the veterans among your Bunin ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

View all Bunin military records

You've only scratched the surface of Bunin family history.

Discover More

Bunin Life Expectancy

What is the average Bunin lifespan?

Between 1964 and 2004, in the United States, Bunin life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1979, and highest in 1996. The average life expectancy for Bunin in 1964 was 76, and 79 in 2004.

View Social Security Death Index (SSDI) for Bunin

An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your Bunin ancestors lived in harsh conditions. A short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in your family. The SSDI is a searchable database of more than 70 million names. You can find birthdates, death dates, addresses and more.

Famous Bunin Family Ancestors

Discover the unique achievements of ancestors in your family tree

Look up another name