Explore the Family Name Buonanno

The meaning of Buonanno

Italian: from the personal name Buonanno, composed of the elements b(u)ono ‘good’ + anno ‘year’, a name expressing satisfaction at the child’s birth (‘it was a good year when you were born’), possibly bestowed on a child born at the beginning of the year. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Carmine, Americo, Amerigo, Angelo, Antonio, Armando, Bernardino, Ferdinando, Guido, Pasquale, Valentino, Vito.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Buonanno saw a slight decrease in the first decade of this century. In 2000, Buonanno was ranked 39,885th in terms of popularity and by 2010, it had slipped to 41,038th, marking a 2.89% drop in rank. However, the number of individuals carrying the Buonanno name actually increased from 518 to 531 during the same period, showing a 2.51% growth.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#39,885	#41,038	-2.89%
Count	518	531	2.51%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.18	-5.26%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Buonanno

In terms of ethnicity, again based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the majority of individuals with the Buonanno surname identified as White, with the percentage remaining steady at around 94% from 2000 to 2010. The number who identified as having Hispanic ethnicity saw an increase of 19.31%, rising from 3.47% in 2000 to 4.14% in 2010. There was a small decrease in those identifying with two or more races, from 1.16% in 2000 to 0.94% in 2010. No Buonannos identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.4%	94.35%	-0.05%
Hispanic	3.47%	4.14%	19.31%
Two or More Races	1.16%	0.94%	-18.97%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%