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The Bone surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 10,692 people carried this name — #3,350 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 27,600 people counted. That is down 1% from 10,753 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 308 people named Bone.

22 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 45 départements, most often Sarthe.

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Where they were born

Born outside France 22
Sarthe 48
Seine-Maritime 23
Paris 22
Eure 21
Aube 18
Marne 16
Vienne 14
Allier 9

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 260 people named Bone 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 map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 98
Córdoba 48
Entre Ríos 48
Misiones 25
Santa Fe 21
City of Buenos Aires 20

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

26 people named Bone live in Switzerland.

They live in 4 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Zurich 11
Ticino 6
Vaud 6
St. Gallen 3

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 Poland’s population register

20 people named Bone have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 41 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 3 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Pomeranian.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Pomeranian 12
Greater Poland 6
Masovian 2

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In print

Bone in American newspapers,
1853–1928.

Newspaper page from The Granite Farmer carrying the name Bone
The Granite Farmer 1853-03-30
Newspaper page from The Ronan Pioneer carrying the name Bone
The Ronan Pioneer 1925-05-15
Newspaper page from Plentywood Herald carrying the name Bone
Plentywood Herald 1928-02-17

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 2,415,923 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Bone,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Henry Bone
    Henry Bone 1755–1834 · painter
  • Henry Pierce Bone
    Henry Pierce Bone 1779–1855 · painter
  • Robert Trewick Bone
    Robert Trewick Bone 1790–1840 · painter
  • Robert Trewick Bone
    Robert Trewick Bone 1790–1840 · painter
  • Heinrich Bone
    Heinrich Bone 1813–1893 · composer
  • Alan Wardle Bone d. 1974 · surgeon

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

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Surnames next to Bone.

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