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The Bono surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,272 people carried this name — #6,441 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 55,900 people counted. That is up 56% from 3,379 in 2000.

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In Argentina’s national register

At least 2,564 people named Bono 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 Córdoba.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Córdoba 993
Buenos Aires Province 719
Santa Fe 301
City of Buenos Aires 183
Tucumán 113
Jujuy 58
La Pampa 55
Salta 40

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 817 people named Bono.

241 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 55 départements, most often Var.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 241
Var 88
Bouches-du-Rhône 88
Alpes-Maritimes 58
Nord 57
Paris 46
Morbihan 31
Vaucluse 19
Aisne 15

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

In Switzerland’s population statistics

230 people named Bono live in Switzerland.

They live in 16 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Aargau.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Aargau 52
Zurich 43
Ticino 33
Geneva 24
Valais 24
St. Gallen 7
Graubünden 7
Solothurn 6

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

59 people named Bono are counted in Finland and Sweden.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.

Counted, by country

Finland (2026) 32
Sweden (2022) 27

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) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Bono in American newspapers,
1843–1920.

Newspaper page from The Yale Expositor carrying the name Bono
The Yale Expositor 1895-05-03
Newspaper page from The Democratic Whig carrying the name Bono
The Democratic Whig 1843-04-13
Newspaper page from El Tucsonense carrying the name Bono
El Tucsonense 1920-05-22

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 264,209 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Bono,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Johannes Bonus
    Johannes Bonus 1168–1249 · lay brother
  • Adelaide Cairoli
    Adelaide Cairoli 1806–1871 · patriot
  • Damaso Pio De Bono
    Damaso Pio De Bono 1850–1927 · Catholic priest
  • Giovanni Bono 1350–1443 · architect
  • Giovanni Bono 1350–1442 · architect
  • Bernardino Bono 1700–1774 · painter

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

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