The Bohannon surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 9,663 people carried this name — #3,677 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 30,500 people counted. That is up 2% from 9,473 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Bohannon surname

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Buadhachanáin (“descendant of Buadhachanán”), a double diminutive of buadhach (“victorious”).

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Bohannon» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In the first U.S. census, 1790

33 families named Bohannon, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 212 people lived in those households, 6.4 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 5 other spellings. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

North Carolina 7
New Hampshire 6
New York 5
Maryland 4
South Carolina 4
Pennsylvania 3
Virginia 3
Maine 1

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 230 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Bohannon in American newspapers,
1904.

Newspaper page from Water Valley Progress carrying the name Bohannon
Water Valley Progress 1904-03-19
Newspaper page from Water Valley Progress carrying the name Bohannon
Water Valley Progress 1904-03-12
Newspaper page from Water Valley Progress carrying the name Bohannon
Water Valley Progress 1904-03-26

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 15,531 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Bohannon,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Sarah Bohannon 1840–
  • John Bohannon 1901– · biologist
  • Hamilton Bohannon 1942–2020 · composer
  • Jim Bohannon 1944–2022 · journalist

Wikidata (CC0) · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Bohannon,
in the records of 3 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States472 records

472 records of the Bohannon name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 311
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 128
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 11
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 10
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 6
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 3
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 3
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Raymond T. Bohannon

    Born 1916 in Kentucky. Enlisted 1943 at Louisville; construction laborer from Marion County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1990, buried at Lebanon National Cemetery, Kentucky.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Ronald Bohannon

    Born 1950; from Kirtland, Ohio. U.S. Marine Corps, rifleman; killed in action 1969 in Quang Tri, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Mary Bohannon

    Arrived at New York in 1883 aboard the Helvetia from Liverpool, aged 26; servant. From Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 472 records for Bohannon in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada17 records

17 records of the Bohannon name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 15
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 2
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Pearl Bohannon

    Buried in 1981 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 90.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Lydia Ann Bohannon

    Died 1875 in Jordan Bay, Shelburne, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Winslow Bohannon

    Married 1900 in Shelburne, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 17 records for Bohannon in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Australia4 records

4 records of the Bohannon name in Australia Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record C. F. Bohannon

    Arrived in Victoria in 1923 aboard the Barrabool, aged 21.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 1 of 4 records for Bohannon in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

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