Explore the Family Name Bonato

The meaning of Bonato

Italian: 1. Lombardic nickname from bonat, bonato ‘good-natured person, kindly person’. 2. habitational name fromBonate in Bergamo province.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Bonato has seen a slight increase between 2000 and 2010. The ranking went from 76,465 in 2000 to 74,141 in 2010, an improvement of approximately 3.04%. Concurrently, the count of individuals with this surname increased by 11.54%, moving from 234 people in 2000 to 261 in 2010. However, the proportion of the surname per 100,000 people remained constant at 0.09 in both years.

20002010Change
Rank#76,465#74,1413.04%
Count23426111.54%
Proportion per 100k0.090.090%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bonato

In terms of ethnicity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of people with the Bonato surname identify as White, although there has been a minor decrease of 0.93% from 2000 to 2010. In the year 2000, 93.59% identified as White, which dropped slightly to 92.72% in 2010. Meanwhile, the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic saw a significant increase of 39.22%, rising from 3.85% in 2000 to 5.36% in 2010. There were no recorded instances of those with the Bonato surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

20002010Change
White93.59%92.72%-0.93%
Hispanic3.85%5.36%39.22%
Asian/Pacific Islander0%0%0%
Two or More Races0%0%0%
Black0%0%0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native0%0%0%