Explore the Family Name Boni

The meaning of Boni

1. Italian: patronymic or plural form of Bono. 2. Swiss German (Böni): unexplained. In North America, this surname may also be an altered form of the variant Böhni. 3. Hungarian: from a pet form of the personal name Bonifác (see Boniface). 4. English: variant of Boney 2 that may have died out in recent times in Britain. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Rocco, Angelo, Dino, Alfonse, Attilio, Cesare, Leno, Lido, Marino, Salvatore.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname "Boni" has slightly decreased within the last decade. In 2000, the name was ranked 19,734, but fell to 20,139 in 2010, a decrease of 2.05%. However, the count of individuals with the Boni surname increased by 4.99% from 1,263 in 2000 to 1,326 in 2010. The proportion per 100k people also decreased slightly by 4.26%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#19,734	#20,139	-2.05%
Count	1,263	1,326	4.99%
Proportion per 100k	0.47	0.45	-4.26%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Boni

Regarding ethnicity, the Boni surname showed interesting changes between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. Those identifying as White decreased by 4.12%, but still remained the majority at 81.60% in 2010. Individuals identifying as Hispanic and Black saw significant increases of 93.33% and 101.57% respectively, albeit starting from smaller bases. People identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native saw marginal increases of 7.09% and 1.03% respectively. Meanwhile, those identifying as having two or more ethnic identities decreased significantly by 35.06%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	85.11%	81.6%	-4.12%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	7.76%	7.84%	1.03%
Hispanic	2.85%	5.51%	93.33%
Black	1.27%	2.56%	101.57%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.27%	1.36%	7.09%
Two or More Races	1.74%	1.13%	-35.06%