Bonelli History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The surname Bonelli was created from the personal name Bona, which is derived from the Latin name Bonus, which means "good." The popularity of the personal name Bonus, was in part due to the name being borne by a 3rd-century Christian saint, martyred at Rome.

Early Origins of the Bonelli family

The surname Bonelli was first found in the city of Milan, where earliest records are of the Bonacina family in 1220.

Early History of the Bonelli family

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Bonelli Spelling Variations

There are many variations of most of those Italian names that originated in the medieval era. Some of these come from regional differences, like the tradition of ending northern names in "o" and southern names in "i". Others come from inaccuracies in the recording process, which were extremely common in the eras before dictionaries standardized spelling. Some of the spelling variations of Bonelli are Boni, Bono, Bona, Bon, Buono, De Boni, De Bonis, De Bono, De Buono, Del Bono, Della Bona, Del Buono, Di Bono, Lo Bono, Lobono, Lo Buono, Bonelli, Bonello, Boniello, Bonetti, Bonetto, Bonet, Bonini, Bonino, Bonin, Bonucci, Bonuccelli, Bonioli, Boniolo, Bonotti, Boniotti, Boniotto, Bononi, Bonon, Bonacci, Bonaccio, Bonaccini, Bonazzi, Bonazza, Bonassi, Bonassini, Bonassin, Bonassili, Bonaca, Bonaga, Bonaghi, Bonaldi, Bonaldo, Bonaudo, Bonani, Bonandi, Bonardi, Bonati, Bonato, Bonatti, Boneri, Boneschi, Bonacina, Bonico, Bonici, Bonichi, Bonicelli, Bonicco, Bonito, Bonutti and many more.

Early Notables of the Bonelli family

Prominent among bearers of this family in early times was Bartolomeo Bono (c.1463-1529), a Lombard architect who worked in Venice and designed parts of the Piazza di San Marco; Giacomo Boni (1688-1766), Italian painter of the late-Baroque period, who worked mostly in Genoa. Egidio Boni, born in Cortona in 1350, dedicated his life to the church and eventually became the Bishop of Vicenza; the Boni family of Florence produced 12 priests; Bartolomeo Bonino was Bishop of Sebenco from 1495 to 1512; members of the Bon family in Venice were castle owners during the 15th and 16th centuries; Giovanni Boni...
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Bonelli Ranking

In the United States, the name Bonelli is the 17,869^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. [1]

Bonelli migration to the United States +

In the immigration and passenger lists were a number of people bearing the name Bonelli

Bonelli Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Vincent Bonelli, who landed in Mississippi in 1871 [2]
Emile Bonelli, who arrived in Mississippi in 1891 [2]
Frank Bonelli, who arrived in Mississippi in 1891 [2]
Antonio Bonelli, aged 26, who immigrated to America, in 1892
Andrea Bonelli, aged 45, who immigrated to America, in 1896
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Bonelli Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Angiola Bonelli, aged 33, who landed in America from Biccaro, in 1901
Angelo Bonelli, aged 26, who settled in America from Napoli, in 1904
Antonio Bonelli, aged 22, who settled in America from Licata, in 1906
Angelo Bonelli, aged 35, who immigrated to the United States from Campobello, Italy, in 1910
Antonia Bonelli, aged 29, who immigrated to the United States from Cirigliano, Italy, in 1911
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Contemporary Notables of the name Bonelli (post 1700) +

Richard Bonelli (1889-1980), American baritone
Olivia Bonelli (1920-1990), American soprano
Sergio Bonelli (b. 1932), Italian comics writer
Giovanni Luigi Bonelli (1908-2001), Italian comics writer
Franco Andrea Bonelli (1784-1830), Italian ornithologist, entomologist and collector
Federico Bonelli, Italian ballet dancer
Carlo Bonelli (1612-1676), Italian cardinal
Raphael M. Bonelli (b. 1968), Austrian psychiatrist and researcher
Camillo Bonelli, Captain Regent of San Marino (1816)

Citations +

"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)