Explore the Family Name Bonura

The meaning of Bonura

Italian (Sicily): from the personal name Bonora, an omen or well-wishing name meaning ‘(it was a) good hour (when you were born)’, bestowed as an expression of gratitude, or perhaps signifying a child that was born in the early morning or one that had been long awaited, from buonora in the sense ‘finally, at last’. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Carlo, Angelo, Salvatore, Carmelo, Giuseppe, Innocenzo, Lia.

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

The surname Bonura, based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, ranked 22,870th in popularity in the year 2000 and slightly dropped to 23,283rd in 2010, showing a marginal decrease of -1.81%. The count of individuals carrying this name increased by 4.69% from 1,045 in 2000 to 1,094 in 2010. Despite the increase in individuals with this surname, the proportion per 100k people decreased by -5.13%, changing from 0.39 to 0.37 over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#22,870	#23,283	-1.81%
Count	1,045	1,094	4.69%
Proportion per 100k	0.39	0.37	-5.13%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bonura

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with the Bonura surname identify as White, comprising 96.56% in 2000 and slightly decreasing to 95.52% in 2010. Hispanic representation within this surname increased significantly by 77.78%, going from 1.44% in 2000 to 2.56% in 2010. Those identifying as two or more races made up 1.44% in 2000, which slightly declined to 1.37% in 2010. There were no recorded individuals with the Bonura surname who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native for both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.56%	95.52%	-1.08%
Hispanic	1.44%	2.56%	77.78%
Two or More Races	1.44%	1.37%	-4.86%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%