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The Bonelli surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,733 people carried this name — #16,560 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 169,500 people counted. That is up 3% from 1,681 in 2000.

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In Argentina’s national register

At least 1,832 people named Bonelli 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 830
Santa Fe 282
City of Buenos Aires 278
Córdoba 203
Entre Ríos 92
Mendoza 41
Neuquén 29
La Pampa 25

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

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 511 people named Bonelli.

73 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 34 départements, most often Corsica.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 73
Corsica 147
Bouches-du-Rhône 119
Var 68
Alpes-Maritimes 24
Paris 12
Vaucluse 8
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence 5
Seine-Maritime 4

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

In Switzerland’s population statistics

148 people named Bonelli live in Switzerland.

They live in 11 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 26
Aargau 22
Thurgau 18
Ticino 17
Geneva 15
St. Gallen 11
Schwyz 10
Lucerne 9

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 Belgium’s population register

At least 43 people named Bonelli 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

Liège 25
Hainaut 18

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Bonelli in American newspapers,
1903–1915.

Newspaper page from Lincoln County Record carrying the name Bonelli
Lincoln County Record 1903-11-13
Newspaper page from The Daily Journal carrying the name Bonelli
The Daily Journal 1915-05-26
Newspaper page from Boletín Mercantil De Puerto Rico carrying the name Bonelli
Boletín Mercantil De Puerto Rico 1911-12-04

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 5,164 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Bonelli,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Michele Bonelli
    Michele Bonelli 1541–1598 · diplomat
  • Raffaele Bonelli d. 1588 · Catholic priest
  • Valerio Bonelli d. 1588 · typographer
  • Giacomo Bonelli d. 1560 · religious
  • Manfredo Bonelli 1401–1516 · printer
  • Costantino Bonelli 1510–1572 · Catholic priest

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

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