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Boner History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables Ranking

Contemporary Notables Related Stories Motto Citations

Boner History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England
France
Ireland

The name Boner comes from the Irish Gaelic "Ó Cnaimhsighe," which was derived from a female personal name. 1 This Irish name was then anglicized to Kneafsey, Crampsey, Bonar, and their variants. Bonar comes from a pseudo translation of Cnaimhsighe, as "cnamh" by itself means "bone."

Early Origins of the Boner family

The surname Boner was first found in 1095, when the Annals mention Scannlan O Cnaimhsige as the confessor of Lismore. In 1584 Philip MacShane Y Neasy was on of Lord Viscount Roche's men, and was probably a northern Irish mercenary.

Early History of the Boner family

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Boner Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Kneafsey, Kneaphsey, Neecy, O'Kneafsey, O'Knawsie, O'Crawsey, Crampsey, Crampsy, Crampsie, Cramsey, Boner and many more.

Early Notables of the Boner family

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Boner Ranking

In the United States, the name Boner is the 10,257^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 2

Boner migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Boner Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Caspar Boner, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1740 3
Johann Dewald Boner, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1743 3
Johannes Boner, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1751 3
Hans Ulrich Boner, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1753 3
Henry Boner, who landed in New Jersey in 1755 3
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Boner Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

James Boner, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1808 3
Johann Boner, aged 50, who arrived in Missouri in 1841 3
Moritz Boner, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1850 3
Johann Peter Boner, who landed in America in 1854 3
Patrick Boner, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1856 3
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Boner migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Boner Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Jacob Boner, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1757

Boner migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Boner Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Miss Annie Boner, (b. 1859), aged 19, Irish general servant from Donegal departing on 10th August 1878 aboard the ship "Hydaspes" arriving in Lyttelton, Canterbury, New Zealand on 9th November 1878

Contemporary Notables of the name Boner (post 1700) +

William H. Boner (1863-1925), American Washington state businessman and politician
John Henry Boner (1845-1903), American editor and poet from Salem, North Carolina
Gary L. Boner (1940-2005), American football player and head football coach for South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
Brian Boner (b. 1984), American politician and a Republican member of the Wyoming State Senate (2015-)
William "Bill" Boner (b. 1945), American politician, 3rd Mayor of Metropolitan Nashville (1987-1991)
Seraina Boner (1982-2006), Swiss cross-country skier at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino and the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi
David Boner (b. 1941), Scottish former footballer who played as a right winger
Charles Boner (1815-1870), English travel writer, poet and translator, only son of Charles Boner, of Bath, Somerset
Alice Boner (1889-1981), Swiss painter and sculptor, art historian, and an Indologist
Ulrich Boner (1300-1349), Swiss writer of fables

The Boner Motto +

The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: Denique coelum
Motto Translation: Heaven at last.

Citations +

MacLysaght, Edward, Supplement to Irish Families. Baltimore: Genealogical Book Company, 1964. Print.
"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)