Explore the Family Name Bonnel

The meaning of Bonnel

1. French and Channel Islands (Guernsey): variant of French Bonneau. 2. English: variant of Bonnell 1. History: This surname (see 1 above) is listed in the (US) National Huguenot Society’s register of qualified Huguenot ancestors (along with its altered form Bonnell 2) and also in the similar register of the Huguenot Society of South Carolina.

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

The surname Bonnel, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, has seen a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Bonnel ranked 85,643rd in popularity, but by 2010, it had slipped to 97,210th, a drop of 13.51 percent. The count of individuals with this surname also decreased during this period, from 203 in 2000 to 187 in 2010, representing a decrease of 7.88 percent. Similarly, the proportion per 100,000 people declined by 25 percent, from 0.08 to 0.06.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#85,643	#97,210	-13.51%
Count	203	187	-7.88%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.06	-25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bonnel

Looking at the ethnic identity associated with the Bonnel surname, Census data shows that the majority identified as White, with an increase from 86.70 percent in 2000 to 88.24 percent in 2010. There was a decrease in those who identified as Black, dropping from 7.39 percent in 2000 to 5.88 percent in 2010. A small percentage in 2000 identified with two or more races, but this figure was not present in 2010. Interestingly, there was an emergence of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander in 2010, which wasn't recorded in 2000. No change was noted in the Hispanic or American Indian and Alaskan Native categories.

	2000	2010	Change
White	86.7%	88.24%	1.78%
Black	7.39%	5.88%	-20.43%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	2.67%	0%
Two or More Races	2.46%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%