Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
BONNEY
There are approximately 2,475 people named Bonney in the UK. That makes it the 3,805th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 39 are named Bonney.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Related and similar surnames
BoneyBohney
Bone
Boane
Benney
Bohne
Bones
Baney
Bonee
Boanny
Bogney
Boneys
Boany
Bohny
Boanne
Bohnne
Boanni
Bogny
Bognie
Boinne
Boann
Banney
Bohoney
Bohnn
Boani
Boneyo
Bognyi
Boneyi
Bohni
The Bonney surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Scot.) Genteel, fine, spruce. French, Bon, Bonne, good, handsome.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
BONNY. BONNEY. " Bonny ; good in any respect; liaving good features, good complexion, good form, good and manly disjositions." Eichardson. Fr. ban, good. Au enviable surname. In the S. of England the name Boniface is thus contracted.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.