The Bonanno surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,709 people carried this name — #8,834 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 79,400 people counted. That is up 1% from 3,677 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 1,508 people named Bonanno live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
184 people named Bonanno live in Switzerland.
They live in 14 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Aargau.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 149 people named Bonanno.
Most of them — 117 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 10 départements, most often Aisne.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 118 people named Bonanno live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Liège.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Bonanno in American newspapers,
1907–1951.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 974 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Bonanno,
with a public archive behind them.
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Giovanna Bonanno 1713–1789 · serial killer -
Gaetano Bonanno 1728–1806 · Catholic priest -
Pietro Bonanno 1863–1905 · politician -
Joseph Bonanno 1905–2002 · criminal -
Raffaele Bonanno 1915–1940 -
Rinaldo Bonanno 1545–1590 · architect
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 52 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Bonanno.
- Bonacci 1,846 · U.S. census
- Bonaccorsi 267 · U.S. census
- Bonacorsi 269 · U.S. census
- Bonaldi 107 · U.S. census
- Bonan 161 · U.S. census
- Bonanni 705 · U.S. census
- Bonard 134 · U.S. census
- Bonardi 306 · U.S. census
- Bonas 283 · U.S. census
- Bonati 114 · U.S. census
- Bonato 261 · U.S. census
- Bonaventura 679 · U.S. census
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