Explore the Family Name Bonasera

The meaning of Bonasera

Italian (Sicily): from the expression bona sera ‘good evening’, applied as a nickname either for someone who made frequent use of this salutation (compare Bongiorno) or as a personal name, bestowed on a child as an expression of gratitude in the sense ‘it was a good evening when you were born’. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Salvatore, Angelo, Antonio, Giuseppe.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Bonasera saw a slight increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname improved from 54,643 to 52,851, indicating a growth of 3.28%. In terms of count, there were 353 people with the Bonasera surname in 2000, which increased by 11.05% to 392 by 2010. However, the proportion per 100k people remained stable at 0.13 for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#54,643	#52,851	3.28%
Count	353	392	11.05%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.13	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bonasera

The ethnicity data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that individuals with the Bonasera surname predominantly identify as white, with 95.18% in 2000 and 94.90% in 2010. There was a marginal decrease of 0.29% over the decade. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic fell significantly by 40%, from 3.4% in 2000 to 2.04% in 2010. Additionally, 2010 saw the emergence of individuals who identified with two or more races, accounting for 2.04%, a category that wasn't present in 2000. No individuals with the Bonasera surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.18%	94.9%	-0.29%
Two or More Races	0%	2.04%	0%
Hispanic	3.4%	2.04%	-40%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%