Explore the Family Name Bonanni

The meaning of Bonanni

Italian: patronymic or plural form of Bonanno. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Mario, Emilio, Fernando, Renato, Angelo, Domenic, Silvano, Adalgisa, Aldo, Alessandro, Americo, Antonio, Cataldo, Fabrizio, Filomena, Gaetano, Giacomo, Orlando, Roberto.

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How common is the last name Bonanni in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Bonanni saw a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 30,831st most common surname, with a count of 713 people sporting this name. By 2010, this rank had dipped slightly to the 32,599th position, with the count of individuals with this surname also decreasing slightly to 705. The proportion of people with this surname per 100k population also decreased by approximately 7.69%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#30,831	#32,599	-5.73%
Count	713	705	-1.12%
Proportion per 100k	0.26	0.24	-7.69%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bonanni

The Census data also provides interesting insights into the ethnic identity associated with the surname Bonanni. Overwhelmingly, those with the surname identify as White, which constituted 97.05% in 2000 and decreased marginally to 96.74% in 2010. The data shows an increase in individuals identifying as two or more races, going from 1.12% in 2000 to 1.28% in 2010. Meanwhile, those identifying as Hispanic dropped from 1.54% to 0.99%. No significant identification with Black, Asian/Pacific Islander, American Indian, or Alaskan Native ethnicity was recorded in either year except for a minor presence of Asian/Pacific Islanders in 2010 at 0.71%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.05%	96.74%	-0.32%
Two or More Races	1.12%	1.28%	14.29%
Hispanic	1.54%	0.99%	-35.71%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.71%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%