Bavaria,
Germany is the original homeland of the Bohnet family. Bohnet is a
patronymic name, a type of surname that derived from the given name of the father of the original bearer. Bohnet was derived from the Germanic
personal name Bono, which is in turn derived from the Old Nordic word bon, which means demand or petition.
Early Origins of the Bohnet family
The surname Bohnet was first found in
Bavaria, where the family contributed greatly to the development of an emerging nation.
Early History of the Bohnet family
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Bohnet Spelling Variations
Many cultural groups lived in the German states in medieval times. Each had its own dialect and traditions, and unique variations of popular names. Low German, which is similar to contemporary Dutch, was spoken in
Westphalia. German names are characterized by additions such as regional suffixes and phrases that tell something about the origin or background of its original bearer. Further contributing to the variation in German names was the fact that there were no spelling rules in medieval times: scribes recorded names according to their sound. The recorded
spelling variations of Bohnet include Bohn, Bohen, Boehn, Bohenn, Bohne, Bohene, Bohenne, Boen, Boene, Boenn, Boenne, Boehne and many more.
Early Notables of the Bohnet family (pre 1700)
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Migration of the Bohnet family to the New World and Oceana
Between the mid-17th and mid-20th centuries, German settlers arrived in North America by the thousands. Persecution based on religion and poverty were great motivators in this large-scale migration. So too was the opportunity for
tenant farmers to own their own land. Ample land and opportunity awaited the settlers who went to such states as Pennsylvania, Texas, New York, Illinois, and California, as well as Ontario and the prairie provinces of Canada. Research into the origins of individual families in North America revealed records of the immigration of a number of people bearing the name Bohnet or a variant listed above:
Bohnet Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
- Tobias Bohnet, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1773 [1]CITATION[CLOSE]
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)