Bon History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Bon family

Early History of the Bon family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bon research. The years 1350, 1463, 1495, 1512, 1529, 1565, 1654, 1669, 1688, 1698, 1710, 1736, 1738, 1739, 1762, 1766, 1774, 1781, 1788 and 1859 are included under the topic Early Bon History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Bon Spelling Variations

Enormous variation in spelling and form characterizes those Italian names that originated in the medieval era. This is caused by two main factors: regional tradition, and inaccuracies in the recording process. Before the last few hundred years, scribes spelled names according to their sounds. Spelling variations were the unsurprising result. The variations of Bon include Boni, Bono, Bona, Bon, Buono, De Boni, De Bonis, De Bono, De Buono, Del Bono, Della Bona, Del Buono, Di Bono, Lo Bono, Lobono, Lo Buono, Bonelli, Bonello, Boniello, Bonetti, Bonetto, Bonet, Bonini, Bonino, Bonin, Bonucci, Bonuccelli, Bonioli, Boniolo, Bonotti, Boniotti, Boniotto, Bononi, Bonon, Bonacci, Bonaccio, Bonaccini, Bonazzi, Bonazza, Bonassi, Bonassini, Bonassin, Bonassili, Bonaca, Bonaga, Bonaghi, Bonaldi, Bonaldo, Bonaudo, Bonani, Bonandi, Bonardi, Bonati, Bonato, Bonatti, Boneri, Boneschi, Bonacina, Bonico, Bonici, Bonichi, Bonicelli, Bonicco, Bonito, Bonutti and many more.

Early Notables of the Bon family

Prominent among bearers of this family in early times was

• Bartolomeo Bono (c.1463-1529), a Lombard architect who worked in Venice and designed parts of the Piazza di San Marco
• Giacomo Boni (1688-1766), Italian painter of the late-Baroque period, who worked mostly in Genoa. Egidio Boni, born in Cortona in 1350, dedicated his life to the church and eventually became the Bisho...
• the Boni family of Florence produced 12 priests
• Bartolomeo Bonino was Bishop of Sebenco from 1495 to 1512
• members of the Bon family in Venice were castle owners during the 15th and 16th centuries
• Giovanni Boni was a count and nobleman in Rome in 1565
• Andrea Boni was a Florentine banker in the 16th century. Giovanni Bona of Genoa, was made Cardinal in 1669
• Giacomo Antonio Boni was a famous painter in Bologna around 1688
• Pietro Giuseppe Gaetano Boni of Bologna was an ecclesiastic and talented musician in the 17th century
• Mauro Boni was a distinguished citizen in Bergamo in the 18th century
• Giacomo Boni was a prominent architect in Venice in 1859. Giovanni Bonazza,(1654-1736) was a prominent sculptor active in Padua

Bon Ranking

In France, the name Bon is the 510^th most popular surname with an estimated 8,812 people with that name. 1