Show ContentsBonino History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The surname Bonino 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 Bonino family

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

Early History of the Bonino family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Bonino research. The years 1350, 1463, 1495, 1512, 1529, 1565, 1654, 1669, 1688, 1698, 1710, 1736, 1738, 1739, 1762, 1766, 1774, 1781, 1788 and 1859 are included under the topic Early Bonino History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Bonino 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 Bonino 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 Bonino family

Prominent among bearers of this family in early times was

  • Bartolomeo Bonino was Bishop of Sebenco from 1495 to 1512

Migration of the Bonino family

In the immigration and passenger lists were a number of people bearing the name Bonino Anna Boni, who arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1767; Maria Bono, age 33, who arrived in America on Aug. 19, 1881, aboard the "Amerique".


Contemporary Notables of the name Bonino (post 1700) +

  • Nick Bonino (b. 1988), American professional NHL ice hockey center from Hartford
  • Ernesto Pietro Bonino (1922-2008), Italian pop and jazz singer in the 1940s and 50s
  • Emma Bonino (b. 1948), Italian politician, former Member of the European Parliament, Member of the Italian Senate, eponym of the Bonino List
  • Julio César Bonino Bonino (1947-2017), Uruguayan Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Tacuarembó (1990-2017)
  • René Bonino (1930-2016), French sprinter in the 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics


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