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The Bons surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 213 people carried this name — #87,335 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,428,600 people counted. That is down 14% from 247 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 251 people named Bons.

11 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 25 départements, most often Seine-Maritime.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 11
Seine-Maritime 97
Lot 28
Paris 21
Cantal 17
Hautes-Pyrénées 14
Lot-et-Garonne 9
Aude 7
Ariège 7

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

In the Nordic population registers

29 people named Bons is counted in Sweden.

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

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 29

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).

Who carried it

People named Bons,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Hélène Bons
    Hélène Bons 1903–1999 · athletics competitor
  • Dirk Bons 1897–1945 · resistance fighter
  • Noor Bons-Dekker 1920–2010 · sculptor
  • Anthonie Bons 1921–1945 · student
  • Ida Bons 1940– · actor
  • Joël Bons 1952– · composer

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

When the index is not enough

This page says where Bons is.
A volume says what happened to it.

Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.

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