Explore the Family Name De Bonis

The meaning of De Bonis

Italian (mainly southern): patronymic from the personal name Bono. It is formed with the Latin ablative plural suffix -is imparting the broader sense ‘belonging to, of’, in this case ‘member of the Boni family’ (compare Boni). Compare also Bonis. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Flavio, Rocco, Aldo, Carmine, Domenic, Ercole, Filomena, Giacomo, Nicolina, Silvio.

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How common is the last name De Bonis in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname De Bonis has slightly decreased over the course of a decade, from 2000 to 2010. The rank of the surname dropped from 21,981 in 2000 to 23,457 in 2010, reflecting a change of -6.71%. Similarly, the count of individuals with this last name also saw a marginal decline from 1,100 to 1,084, a decrease of -1.45%. The proportion of De Bonis per 100k population also fell by -9.76% during this time.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#21,981	#23,457	-6.71%
Count	1,100	1,084	-1.45%
Proportion per 100k	0.41	0.37	-9.76%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name De Bonis

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census reveals a slight shift in the ethnic identities associated with the De Bonis surname. While the majority remained predominantly white (95.02% in 2010 down from 96.73% in 2000), there was an increase in those reporting as Hispanic (from 2.36% to 2.86%) and those identifying with two or more races (from 0.45% to 0.65%). In 2010, a small percentage (1.01%) reported their ethnic identity as Asian/Pacific Islander, which was not observed in the 2000 census. There were no individuals identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.73%	95.02%	-1.77%
Hispanic	2.36%	2.86%	21.19%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.01%	0%
Two or More Races	0.45%	0.65%	44.44%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%