Bonning History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Bonning family

The surname Bonning was first found in Pomerania, where the bearers of this name emerged in mediaeval times as one of the notable families of the region. From the 13th century the surname was identified with the great social and economic evolution which made this territory a landmark contributor to the development of the nation. Bonin appears twice in Pomerania as the name of a town. The family is known to be one of the most ancient and respected noble families of Pomerania and the Neumark (now in Poland). In particular, they owned extensive and important estates throughout Cammin on the Baltic coast.

Early History of the Bonning family

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Bonning Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Bonin, Bohnin, Bonnin, Boninn, Boenin, Boennin, Boeninn, Boenisch (Lusatia), Boning, Boening, Boenning, Boningg, Boeningg, Boninng and many more.

Early Notables of the Bonning family

Prominent bearers of the name Bonning at this time were Georg Otto von Bonin (d.1670), who was Privy Councillor at the Brandenburg court as well as Dean of the cathedral at Colberg. Casimir Wedig von Bonin (d.1752), was lieutenant general and chief of...
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Bonning migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Bonning Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Johann Bonning, who landed in America in 1783 1

Bonning Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Jan Hendrik Bonning, aged 30, who arrived in New York, NY in 1848 1

Citations +

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)