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.
Discover how your Bone ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 54 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 5 |
| Channel Islands | 1 |
| Cheshire | 19 |
| Cornwall | 369 |
| Cumberland | 89 |
| Derbyshire | 8 |
| Devon | 114 |
| Dorset | 1 |
| Durham | 221 |
| Essex | 96 |
| Gloucestershire | 21 |
| Hampshire | 739 |
| Herefordshire | 4 |
| Hertfordshire | 97 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 15 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 98 |
| Lancashire | 100 |
| Leicestershire | 11 |
| Lincolnshire | 44 |
| London | 842 |
| Middlesex | 41 |
| Northumberland | 122 |
| Norfolk | 423 |
| Northamptonshire | 8 |
| Nottinghamshire | 2 |
| Oxfordshire | 2 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 15 |
| Shropshire | 2 |
| Suffolk | 81 |
| Somerset | 3 |
| Surrey | 145 |
| Sussex | 94 |
| Staffordshire | 15 |
| Warwickshire | 29 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 3 |
| Worcestershire | 12 |
| Yorkshire | 53 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 1 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 1 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 1 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 4 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 688 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 171 |
| Labourer | 94 |
| Domestic Servant | 45 |
| General Servant | 44 |
| Dress Maker | 33 |
| Servant | 29 |
| Laundress | 29 |
| Carpenter | 28 |
| Straw Plaiter | 23 |
| Farm Labourer | 19 |
| Miner | 18 |
| House Keeper | 17 |
| Gardener | 17 |
| Blacksmith | 17 |
| Farm Servant | 14 |
| Nurse | 14 |
| General Servant Domestic | 13 |
| Shoe Maker | 13 |
| Groom | 13 |
| Tin Miner | 13 |
| Tailor | 13 |
| Wife Of Above | 13 |
| Annuitant | 12 |
| Housemaid | 12 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Bone | 2,434 |
| Mary Bone | 2,041 |
| John Bone | 1,905 |
| Elizabeth Bone | 1,584 |
| George Bone | 1,529 |
| Sarah Bone | 1,152 |
| Thomas Bone | 1,118 |
| James Bone | 1,114 |
| Jane Bone | 794 |
| Henry Bone | 757 |
| Charles Bone | 729 |
| Robert Bone | 660 |
| Ann Bone | 610 |
| Alice Bone | 484 |
| Ellen Bone | 457 |
| Emma Bone | 447 |
| Eliza Bone | 436 |
| Annie Bone | 417 |
| Joseph Bone | 414 |
| Frederick Bone | 400 |
| Edward Bone | 379 |
| Emily Bone | 377 |
| Alfred Bone | 373 |
| Arthur Bone | 362 |
| Margaret Bone | 343 |
| 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 |
The surname Bone is the most popular version of all its varients