Show ContentsBonell History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Early Origins of the Bonell family

The surname Bonell was first found in Languedoc, where the family held a family seat.

By the 12th century this ancient family was well established in the region of Rouergue and several members of this prominent family made a distinctive contribution to the community in which they lived and were rewarded with lands, titles and letters patent confirming their nobility.

Early History of the Bonell family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bonell research. Another 493 words (35 lines of text) covering the years 1112, 1199, 1206, 1250, 1278, 1335, 1397, 1400, 1498, 1505, 1660, 1698, 1754, 1823, 1824 and 1840 are included under the topic Early Bonell History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Bonell Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: de Bonal, de Bonald, DuBonal, de Bonnal, Du Bonnal, du Bonnald, du Bonail, du Bonaild, du Bonailde, du Bonaile, du Bonnaile, du Bonnail, du Bonnaild, du Bonnailde, du Bonald, du Bonall, du Bonnall, du Bonale, Bonales, Bonell, Bonnell, Bonel, de Bonnald, de Bonail, de Bonaild, de Bonailde, de Bonaile, de Bonnaile, de Bonnail, de Bonnaild, de Bonnailde, de Bonall, de Bonnall, de Bonale, de Bonales, de Bonell, de Bonnell and many more.

Early Notables of the Bonell family

Another 36 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Bonell Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.


United States Bonell migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Bonell Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • A C Bonell, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1851 1

Australia Bonell migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Bonell Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century


  1. 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)
  2. State Library of Queensland. (Retrieved 2016, October 27) Asia 1 voyage to Van Diemen's Land, Australia in 1824 with 9 passengers. Retrieved from http://www.convictrecords.com.au/ships/asia/1824


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