Bone Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Bone Name Meaning: Thought to have been of Anglo/French derivative. May have been taken from the French 'bon' meaning good or from Anglo 'bain', a nickname for someone tall.

Thought to have originated from a nickname of either French/English derivative, which would refer to someone thin and tall or someone good.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Bone Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Bone family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 950
Agricultural Labourer 141
Labourer 57
Dress Maker 47
General Labourer 47
Domestic Servant 44
General Servant 37
Laundress 29
Farm Labourer 27
Carpenter 20
Straw Plaiter 19
Blacksmith 17
Gardener 17
Charwoman 16
House Keeper 16
General Servant Domestic 16
Bricklayer 15
Painter 13
Cook Domestic Servant 12
Tailor 12
Annuitant 11
Grocer 11
Coal Miner 11
Cook 10
Cook Domestic 10

Bone Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Bone 100% 35,360
2 Bean 25% 29,324
3 Boon 50% 19,944
4 Bown 50% 14,616
5 Bain 25% 8,550
6 Bane 75% 3,623
7 Boone 80% 2,921
8 Baine 60% 1,789
9 Aubin 20% 1,603
10 Beane 60% 1,345
11 Bowne 80% 1,117
12 Bohn 50% 842
13 Bona 75% 745
14 Been 25% 656
15 Ben 50% 611
16 Bun 50% 483
17 Ban 50% 417
18 Bune 75% 389
19 Bene 75% 375
20 Bine 75% 280
21 Boan 50% 262
22 Bonne 80% 206
23 Bon 75% 193
24 Eabon 40% 183
25 Boune 80% 173
26 Abon 50% 158
27 Baun 25% 145
28 Boun 50% 138
29 Buen 25% 128
30 Bin 50% 115
31 Oben 25% 105
32 Bein 25% 101

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