The Bony surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 152 people carried this name — #115,034 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 2,000,000 people counted. That is up 14% from 133 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 2,181 people named Bony.
21 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 85 départements, most often Puy-de-Dôme.
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 24 people named Bony 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.
Who carried it
People named Bony,
with a public archive behind them.
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Charles de Bony d. 1603 · Catholic priest
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Jean-François Bony 1754–1827 · painter
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François Bony 1772–1848 · military personnel
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Jean Bony 1908–1995 · art historian
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Paul Bony 1911–1982 · painter
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Pierre Bony 1914–2012 · numismatist
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Bony.
- Bonsignore 902 · U.S. census
- Bonte 375 · U.S. census
- Bontempi 132 · U.S. census
- Bontemps 351 · U.S. census
- Bonus 577 · U.S. census
- Bonville 373 · U.S. census
- Boo 508 · U.S. census
- Boog 168 · U.S. census
- Boom 767 · U.S. census
- Booms 595 · U.S. census
- Boon 2,279 · U.S. census
- Boone 53,792 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Bony 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.