Bonet History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Bonet

What does the name Bonet mean?

The French surname Bonet is an occupational name for someone who made and sold hats. 1 2

Early Origins of the Bonet family

The surname Bonet was first found in Languedoc, where the family held a family seat since ancient times.

Early History of the Bonet family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bonet research. Another 389 words (28 lines of text) covering the years 1642, 1668, 1688, 1703, 1718, 1720, 1765 and 1793 are included under the topic Early Bonet History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Bonet Spelling Variations

Most surnames have experienced slight spelling changes. A son may not chose to spell his name the same way that his father did. Many were errors, many deliberate. During the early development of the French language, a person usually gave his version, phonetically, to a scribe, a priest, or a recorder. Prefixes or suffixes varied. They were optional as they passed through the centuries, or were adopted by different branches to signify either a political or religious adherence. Hence, there a many spelling variations of the name Bonet, including Bonnet, Bonner, Bonné, Bonnée, Bonnais, Bonney, Bonnay, Bonnaie, Bonnai, Bonnaye, Bonet, Boner, Boné, Bonée, Boney, Bonay, Bonaye, de Bonnet, de Bonner, de Bonnay, de Bonney, de Bonet, de Boner, de Boney, de Bonay, de Bonnet, de Bonner, de Bonney, de Bonnay, de Bonet, de Boner, de Boney, de Bonay, de Bonet, du Bonnet, Dubonnet and many more.

Early Notables of the Bonet family

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Bonet Ranking

In the United States, the name Bonet is the 15,910^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 3 However, in France, the name Bonet is ranked the 3,985^th most popular surname with an estimated 1,500 - 2,000 people with that name. 4

Bonet migration to the United States +

Migration from France to New France or Quebec as it was now more popularly called, continued from France until it fell in 1759. By 1675, there were 7000 French in Quebec. By the same year the Acadian presence in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island had reached 500. In the treaty of Utrecht, the Acadians were ceded by France to Britain in 1713. In 1755, 10,000 French Acadians refused to take an oath of allegiance to England and were deported. They found refuge in Louisiana. In 1793, the remaining French in these provinces came under British rule. Meanwhile, in Quebec, the French race flourished, founding in Lower Canada, one of the two great solitudes which became Canada. Many of this distinguished family name Bonet were prominent in social, cultural, religious and political affairs in France and New France. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Bonet were

Bonet Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Jaques Bonet, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1733 5
Hans Michael Bonet, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1750 5

Bonet Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Thomas Bonet, who arrived in New Orleans in 1826
Thomas Bonet, aged 23, who landed in New Orleans, La in 1826 5
G Bonet, who arrived in North America in 1832 5
Antonio Bonet, who arrived in Puerto Rico in 1860 5
Francisco Bonet, who landed in Puerto Rico in 1891 5

Bonet migration to Canada +

Antoine Bonet, son of François and Françoise, who married Angélique Métivier, daughter of Jean and Geneviève, in Quebec on 24th November 1732 6
Charles Bonet, son of Augustin and Pétronille, who married Marie-Anne LeBreton, daughter of Henri and Marie-Anne, in Montreal, Quebec on 13th June 1757 6
Jean Bonet, son of Jean and Marie, who married Marguerite Boyer, daughter of Charles and Marguerite, in Montreal, Quebec on 4th October 1694 6
Jean Bonet, son of Jean and Élisabeth, who married Marie-Josephte Grenet, daughter of Jean and Marie-Hélène, in Quebec on 22nd November 1723 6
Jean-Baptiste Bonet, son of Jean and Maie-Josephte, who married Geneviève Maillou, daughter of Jean and Geneviève, in Beauport, Quebec on 15th February 1751 6
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Contemporary Notables of the name Bonet (post 1700) +

Lisa Bonet (b. 1967), Emmy Award-nominated American actress
Jean Pierre François Bonet, French Divisional General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 7
Robert Bonet (b. 1952), English BBC television journalist
Carlos Carmona Bonet (b. 1987), Spanish footballer
Juan Pablo Bonet (1573-1633), circa, a Spanish priest
Jordi Bonet (1932-1979), Canadian painter
Alicia Bonet Ceballos (1947-2025), Mexican actress, credited in a number of films and telenovelas, including: Bachelorette Party (1966), Even the Wind Is Afraid (1968), The Scapular (1968)
Carlos Bonet Carmona (b. 1987), Spanish footballer

Sources +

Smith, Eldson Coles, New Dictionary of American Family Names New York: Harper & Row, 1956. Print
Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
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)
Internoscia, Arthur E., and Claire Chevrier. Dictionnaire National des Canadiens Français 1608-1760. Vol. 1, Institut Drouin, 1958.
Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, February 11) Jean Bonet. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html