Bonaparte History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Italy

Early Origins of the Bonaparte family

The surname Bonaparte was first found in Florence (Italian: Firenze), originally the capital of Tuscany, then capital of the kingdom of Italy. On the River Arno there are numerous Florentine Churches, Museums, Galleries. It dates back to 313 A.D. The history is complex and turbulent. The de' Medici family are the notables. They were expelled in 1494 but they returned in 1512, out in 1527 and then returned. In those ancient times only persons of rank, the podesta, clergy, city officials, army officers, artists, landowners were entered into the records. To be recorded at this time, at the beginning of recorded history, was of itself a great distinction and indicative of noble ancestry.

Early History of the Bonaparte family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bonaparte research. Another 114 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1769, 1771 and 1821 are included under the topic Early Bonaparte History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Bonaparte Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Bonaparte, Bonaparti, Bonapart, Bonepart, Bonnepart and many more.

Early Notables of the Bonaparte family

Prominent among members of the family was

Napolean Bonaparte I (1769-1821), French General, who crowned himself Emperor of Western Europe

Bonaparte Ranking

In the United States, the name Bonaparte is the 12,263^rd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Bonaparte migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Bonaparte Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Joseph Bonaparte, who landed in New York in 1825 2

Bonaparte Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Achille Bonaparte, aged 23, who immigrated to the United States from Cleto, in 1901
Ferdinando Bonaparte, aged 18, who settled in America from Magisano, in 1902
Emanuele Bonaparte, aged 17, who immigrated to the United States from Pesaro, in 1905
Carolina Le Roy Bonaparte, aged 69, who landed in America, in 1910
Angelo Bonaparte, aged 19, who landed in America from Novicara, Italy, in 1911
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Contemporary Notables of the name Bonaparte (post 1700) +

Napoléon Bonaparte (1769-1821), French military and political leader who rose to prominence during the French Revolution, Emperor of the French from 1804 until 1814, and again in 1815, King of Italy (1805-1814) 3
Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte (1785-1879), American first wife of Emperor Napoleon I of France
Charles Joseph Bonaparte, American lawyer and political leader
José Fernando Bonaparte (1928-2020), Argentine paleontologist, one of the best known Argentine paleontologists
Joseph Bonaparte, French Divisional General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 4
Louis Bonaparte, French Divisional General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 5
Jérôme Bonaparte, French Divisional General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 6
Marie Léon Bonaparte (1882-1962), French psychoanalyst, founding member of the Paris Psychoanalytic Society, and princess of Greece and Denmark
Napolean Joseph Charles Paul Bonaparte (1822-1891), French politician
Prince Lucien Bonaparte (1775-1840), French prince of Canino
... (Another 6 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
NapolÃ©on Bonaparte. (Retrieved 2017, March 15) NapolÃ©on Bonaparte. Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Napoleon
Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, February 11) Joseph Bonaparte. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html
Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, February 11) Louis Bonaparte. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html
Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, February 11) JÃ©rÃ´me Bonaparte. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html