The Boniface surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 960 people carried this name — #25,684 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 303,000 people counted. That is up 14% from 845 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 1,700 people named Boniface.
44 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 77 départements, most often Nord.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
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 109 people named Boniface 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.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 39 people named Boniface 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 Namur.
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.
Who carried it
People named Boniface,
with a public archive behind them.
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George C. Boniface 1832–1912 · actor -
Symona Boniface 1894–1950 · actor -
André Boniface 1934–2024 · rugby union player -
Louis Boniface 1664–1728
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Charles Etienne Boniface 1787–1853 · writer
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Alexandre Boniface 1790–1841 · teacher
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Boniface.
- Bongiorno 2,029 · U.S. census
- Bongiovanni 1,596 · U.S. census
- Bonheur 238 · U.S. census
- Bonhomme 1,101 · U.S. census
- Boni 1,326 · U.S. census
- Bonier 116 · U.S. census
- Bonifacio 2,457 · U.S. census
- Bonifas 653 · U.S. census
- Bonifay 320 · U.S. census
- Bonilla 51,475 · U.S. census
- Bonillo 172 · U.S. census
- Bonin 4,034 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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