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The name Bonvalet comes from the ancient Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain. It was a name for a person who may have been referred to as the good valet, or groom.
The surname Bonvalet was first found in Berkshire, where they held a family seat from ancient times.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bonvalet research. Another 213 words (15 lines of text) covering the years 1086, 1232, 1273, 1327 and 1500 are included under the topic Early Bonvalet History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Only recently has spelling become standardized in the English language. As the English language evolved in the Middle Ages, the spelling of names changed also. The name Bonvalet has undergone many spelling variations, including Bonvallet, Bonuaslet, Bonvadlet, Bonvalet and many more.
More information is included under the topic Early Bonvalet Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
In France, the name Bonvalet is the 4,926th most popular surname with an estimated 1,500 - 2,000 people with that name. 1
To escape the unstable social climate in England of this time, many families boarded ships for the New World with the hope of finding land, opportunity, and greater religious and political freedom. Although the voyages were expensive, crowded, and difficult, those families that arrived often found greater opportunities and freedoms than they could have experienced at home. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Bonvalet were among those contributors: