Bonin surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Bonin surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,034 people carried this name — #8,226 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 73,000 people counted. That is up 2% from 3,937 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 4,090 people named Bonin.

77 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 85 départements, most often Saône-et-Loire.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 77
Saône-et-Loire 1,334
Paris 296
Isère 221
Rhône 182
Côte-d’Or 161
Allier 130
Yonne 123
Jura 112

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 523 people named Bonin 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 Entre Ríos.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Entre Ríos 235
Buenos Aires Province 226
Santa Fe 24
City of Buenos Aires 22
Córdoba 16

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

In Poland’s population register

420 people named Bonin have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 474 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 12 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Pomeranian.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Pomeranian 175
Kuyavian-Pomeranian 156
Greater Poland 34
Lower Silesian 12
West Pomeranian 12
Silesian 9
Masovian 5
Warmian-Masurian 5

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

In Switzerland’s population statistics

92 people named Bonin live in Switzerland.

They live in 8 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 30
Vaud 22
Geneva 11
Aargau 9
Fribourg 9
Thurgau 4
Valais 4
Neuchâtel 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 the Nordic population registers

81 people named Bonin is counted in Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 81

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).

In print

Bonin in American newspapers,
1891–1904.

Newspaper page from Nord Stern carrying the name Bonin
Nord Stern 1904-01-01
Newspaper page from The Houston Daily Post carrying the name Bonin
The Houston Daily Post 1899-01-25
Newspaper page from The Madison Daily Leader carrying the name Bonin
The Madison Daily Leader 1891-08-19

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 14,196 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Bonin,
with a public archive behind them.

  • J.-C. Bonnefons 1733– · memoirist
  • Theodor von Bonin 1799–1852 · lord of the manor
  • Elie Bonin 1811–
  • Hugo Rosenthal-Bonin 1840–1897 · writer
  • Gisbert Bonin 1841–1913 · politician
  • Joseph Bonin 1845–1917 · writer

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

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